We Think We Need to Be Fearless (We Don’t)

Life doesn’t require our fearlessness.

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We don’t need to be fearless. We often think we do, and then we feel guilt and shame for being afraid. But to be fearless is often to be foolish, to fail to count the costs or heed the warning signs.

Life doesn’t require our fearlessness. It requires our courage.

I was thinking about this in terms of raising children. I wan…