“Youir're doing this wrong.”
“To be chalant is to care. It is to care so much, so fiercely, and so recklessly that it makes you look like a goddamn fool. And let’s be honest, nobody wants to look like a fool anymore. That’s the root of this whole 'nonchalant' sickness. It is pure, unadulterated fear.”
Source: Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
“I will have no man in my boat,” said Starbuck, “who is not afraid of a whale.” By this, he seemed to mean, not only that the most reliable and useful courage was that which arises from the fair estimation of the encountered peril, but than an utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.”
Source: Moby Dick
“I pray for Your guidance, and I ask that the small morsel of courage I feel right now grows and remains greater than any fear that may arise.”
Source: The Gardins of Edin
“...getting over your fears is a process, one we must confront daily”
Source: School of Fear
“When it counts, you can be braver than you ever imagined.”
Source: A Fraction Stronger: Finding Belief and Possibility in Life’s Impossible Moments
“Your character is forged by the resolve to try.”
Source: A Fraction Stronger: Finding Belief and Possibility in Life’s Impossible Moments
“Our lives are constantly changing. Every day we deal with disruptions; it is just the extent of the disruption that varies. There are
infinite little self-adjustments that we can make, such as shifting our mood or energy, that help us deal with these disruptions. Just like the suspension of a car helps the car weather bumps in the road.”
Source: A Fraction Stronger: Finding Belief and Possibility in Life’s Impossible Moments
“Visualising somersaulting provides a nice way to think of resilience. It is our ability to sustain forward momentum even when life puts us in a spin. By learning how to engage the power of the tumbling motion, we can steer ourselves even if our turns are not always in perfect control.”
Source: A Fraction Stronger: Finding Belief and Possibility in Life’s Impossible Moments
“Possibility and uncertainty are intertwined. By embracing uncertainty, you let possibility be infinite. By keeping an open mind, and pushing yourself outside your comfort zone by being willing to try and fail, you create possibilities that are unforeseen.”
Source: A Fraction Stronger: Finding Belief and Possibility in Life’s Impossible Moments