Facing Fear: The Hidden Door to Growth
- Karenina Fabrizzi
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
Fear seems to be installed deep within us , not just as a thought, but as something that resides in our very cells, our muscles, our blood.
It’s ancient and persistent, sometimes irrational, yet always convincing. When we stand before something that terrifies us, whether it’s exposing our vulnerability, expressing our truth, or stepping into the unknown, it can feel like we might not survive the experience.
And yet, more often than not, once we’ve taken that leap, we look back with a clear head and think, “It wasn’t so bad.”
So why is it so difficult to go out there and do the thing we fear? It often feels like fear is not just an emotion, but a program deeply embedded in our system, one that limits us, blocks us from our own potential.
And yet, when we witness someone acting with courage, defying their fear, we are reminded of the immense beauty of being human. We are moved, not because they are perfect, but because they dared.
In those moments, we feel that to be human is an enormous gift. We are capable of marvels. But when we act from fear, shrinking back, distrusting our own capacities, we feel small, vulnerable, and even a little petty for not rising to meet our greater self.
That feeling of limitation is deeply painful, not because we failed in the eyes of others, but because we abandoned ourselves.
As artists, we dance with fear every day. Every brushstroke, every piece we show to the world, every silence we break with our voice or vision, it's an act of courage.
Creation itself requires us to push past our edges, to face uncertainty, judgment, exposure. But it is precisely in that space beyond fear that the most authentic work emerges.
Krishna’s words in the Bhagavad Gita remind us, without the need for dogma, that all is part of the same divine creation.
When we remember that, we move through life with more reverence, more humility, more strength. We understand that our fears, like everything else, are also part of this great design, but they are not meant to rule us.
To face fear is not to eliminate it, but to walk alongside it. To use it as fuel for transformation. And as artists, perhaps our most sacred task is to alchemize that fear into something beautiful, to remind others, and ourselves, of the limitless spirit within.
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