Inspirational Post: Fearless
"To me, "Fearless" is not the absence of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To me, fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death.
Fearless is falling madly in love again, even though your heart has been obliterated before. Fearless is walking out of your comfort zone and following your gut and passions despite your trepidations, knowing they will always be there, but a greater good (your happiness) compels you forward. Fearless is getting back up and fighting for what you want and believe in over and over again, even though you've tried and lost before.
It's fearless to have faith that some day things will change. Fearless is having the courage to say goodbye to someone who only hurts you, even though for some strange reason, you can't seem to breathe without them. I think it's fearless to fall for you best friend from a distance, or the man behind the store counter, even though both are in love with someone else. I think loving someone despite what other people think is fearless. I think allowing yourself to cry on the bathroom floor, no matter how much it may alarm you, is fearless. Letting go of expectations is fearless. Moving on and being alright--that's fearless too!
No matter what life throws at you, you have to believe in your power to be fearless. To act despite the power of fear, which means one must follow their gut."
--Taylor Swift, with edits/additions by yours truly (not sure if that's legal, but hey, it's my blog) =)