Cristina Zenato Instagram – FEAR
Fear is defined as being afraid of someone or something dangerous, painful, or harmful.
A certain dose of fear is good. It makes us alert and prepares us to deal with danger. Feeling afraid is natural; fear signals us to be careful.
Sometimes, fear arises with the threat of harm that somebody can imagine.
Fear of sharks belongs more to the imagined than real category.
Throughout my educational career, the people most afraid of sharks are the ones who have never encountered one, who have not taken the time to learn about the many and unique species, and that depends on the hearsay and stories coming from our past, from our myths and unfounded sources on the internet.
When fear exists at that level in us, it might become the most significant block we set against ourselves.
Learning about sharks, digging into our fear, bringing it to a rational level, and confronting it will eventually help us face the other fears hidden in our minds.
Facing fear helps us grow; it helps us move from where we stand into what we would love to be.
Although fear is an element of our lives, we can learn to identify it and confront it and remind ourselves that most of the time, it’s not as scary as we imagined.
Image by @kewinlorenzen with @isotta_underwater_housings @scubapro | Posted on 14/Dec/2023 14:53:59
