A few weeks ago, I finished reading Chuck Palahniuk's Invisible Monsters. The book was entertaining, and filled with really messed up characters (like his other books), but the thing that stuck with me most is the message of "Do the things that scare you the most".
After thinking about it, I decided that it was sound advice. The only way to get rid of your fears is to embrace them. In V for Vendetta, Natalie Portman's character wasn't afraid of anything by the end of the movie because of all the suffering she went through; her hair was shaved, she was locked in a jail cell, she had to endure torture...
Okay so I'm not stupid, and I won't be listing my fears publicly on my blog, but I will name one of them: watching horror flicks. Another one is my fear of jumping off of high things like tall diving boards or sky diving.
Today, I am going to get over my fear of horror movies by watching one with someone else who is equally scared of scary movies (maybe even more?). Sometime this summer, I might go bungee jumping at Wonderland. Key word is *might*.
I propose a goal for everyone who reads this blog: go do something that scares you! Go with tiny baby steps, and soon you'll be fine with it.
One of my goals is to get rid of all my fears and be brave and fearless and totally self-reliant.
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