{"id":1826,"date":"2016-08-29T11:05:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T10:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lindavanderkwast.com\/en\/?p=1826"},"modified":"2016-08-30T13:33:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T12:33:19","slug":"fear-is-a-funny-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lindavanderkwast.com\/en\/fear-is-a-funny-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear is a funny thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fear is a funny thing.<\/p>\n

For many years it can control your life. There might be one particular thing you\u2019re afraid to do. Or you\u2019re afraid of speaking up or showing who you truly are. You do your best to stand tall. You try to live your life as best as you can.<\/p>\n

But somehow this feeling of fear runs like an undercurrent through your life. Like a soft voice it\u2019s there in the background, showing up at the most inconvenient moments. Whispering in your ear to \u2018not go there\u2019. Gently wrapping it\u2019s bony fingers around your spine and holding you back.<\/p>\n

She has been through hell.<\/p>\n

So believe me when I say<\/p>\n

fear her,\u00a0when she looks into a fire<\/p>\n

and smiles<\/p>\n

~ E. Corona<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But things change once you face it. When you engage your battle head on and you stare your fear straight in the eyes and tell it that enough is enough. When you do speak up. When you do move forward. It\u2019s the moment when it shrivels and recognizes that it has lost. When it turns it\u2019s tail and runs for his life. Then the taste of sweet victory fills your body and your soul.<\/p>\n

But you know what the funny thing is? It doesn\u2019t end there. The funny thing happens later.<\/p>\n

When new challenges appear on your horizon. At first sight they might seem intimidating. Trying to impress you with their size and their significance. For a brief moment you look at them, sizing up their strength.<\/p>\n

And then, you smile.<\/p>\n

You just smile.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Copyright picture: Jo Jayson<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

She has been through hell.<\/p>\n

So believe me when I say<\/p>\n

fear her,<\/p>\n

when she looks into a fire<\/p>\n

and smiles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[284],"tags":[260,256,273],"yoast_head":"\nFear is a funny thing - Linda van der Kwast<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fear is a funny thing. For years it can control your life. But things change once you face it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lindavanderkwast.com\/en\/fear-is-a-funny-thing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fear is a funny thing - Linda van der Kwast\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fear is a funny thing. For years it can control your life. 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