“On a mental level kindness and compassion give rise to lasting joy. They reduce fear.”— Dalai Lama, twitter.com
“Bravery is not the absence of fear but the ability to face whatever life gives you even if brings you fear.”— Uge Carlo, twitter.com
“In our hardships, we discover the courage not to succumb, not to retreat, but not to strike out in fear and anger.”— Jack Kornfield, twitter.com
“Being alert and curious about your fear allows it to become your teacher as well as to serve your growth.”— Phillip Moffitt, twitter.com
“Fear inevitably arises whenever you experience a sense of separateness, either from others or from the environment.”— Phillip Moffitt, twitter.com
“Being alert and curious about your fear allows it to become your teacher.”— Phillip Moffitt, twitter.com
“Put your trust in compassion and self-love. Compassion for our own fear & shame opens us to others.”— Jack Kornfield, twitter.com
“We have to help people fear less. Fear less by getting them to travel in deeper, richer, more meaningful ways. Ways that transforms lives, communities, and ultimately, the planet we live on.”— Joe Diaz, youtube.com
“And what the first trip to India taught me, that was by forging deep human connections with others, that's the antidote to fear. That's the elixir to a richer life.”— Joe Diaz, youtube.com
“On nights when you feel like your mouth Is filled with scar tissue when your fists are heavier than your clay heart, remember the broken that does not need replacement remember the lungs that pound air in a body too tired to kiss the sun tell yourself you are still working on it say healing, say tak…”— Tammy Danan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Hold that white flag close to your heart And pluck the orange from the sun – it is setting Let it set on your palms Let your shaking bones beat like djembe drums Let your surrender fall to the ground So it can hold this tiny blue earth together. There is an ocean inside of you and Its waves come in…”— Tammy Danan, thoughtcatalog.com
“I see smoke each time I look in the mirror Perhaps this is God’s way of keeping me safe He knows I’m tired of seeing dead birds in rusting cages. Last night, I called the wind and asked How she taught the dove to fly ‘the sky is a map if you know how to look’ She said. And I looked at my skin, marke…”— Tammy Danan, thoughtcatalog.com
“most people fear the fire there’s the burning the suffocation the losing who wouldn’t be afraid of the fire? You. when you reach that dark alley and decided to make a left when you skipped morning coffee because you’ve had too much wine when you felt so heavy-hearted but scuffled upon approaching yo…”— Tammy Danan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Stay single until you meet someone who makes you less afraid of love – someone who is open and honest about their feelings, someone who’s not afraid to admit that they care.”— Kim Quindlen, thoughtcatalog.com
“After some time spent sleeping, wide open eyes, in unfamiliar beds with those who carry their mouths like sharks, you learn well to breathe underwater.”— Emma Bleker, stolenwine.tumblr.com
“Why does it take fear to move you? Why does it take chaos to make us understand exactly what we need to do?”— Laura Dave, amazon.com