On Fear and the Art of Choosing
- Karenina Fabrizzi
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Fear is one of the most powerful forces shaping our lives. It can paralyze us, silence us, or make us question every step we take.
Yet, to truly live, we must learn to walk alongside it.
Overcoming fear is not about erasing it—it’s about recognizing it, understanding where it comes from, and choosing to move forward anyway.
Life is, at its core, a continuous sequence of decisions. Every moment asks something of us, and the choices we make—whether grand or seemingly insignificant—are what shape our reality and define our path.
When we look back, everything becomes clear. We can trace the pattern of our journey through all those tiny moments when we decided one thing over another.
Each choice, each hesitation, each act of courage has led us exactly to where we are now.
But when we stand in the present, clarity often fades. Duality arises, and the mind begins its endless dialogue.
To make a decision in those moments can feel like walking through fog.
Sometimes, we just know—there is no doubt, no hesitation, just a quiet certainty guiding us forward. But most of the time, especially for me, decision-making becomes an inner battle—hours of circling thoughts, weighing every possibility, asking myself again and again the same haunting question: what if?
The ifs can be unbearable.
They multiply, echo, and take over the mind until the only way out is to act.
Because life, in its truest essence, is not meant to be lived in thought but in experience.
We learn not through imagining every outcome but through stepping into the unknown and allowing life to unfold.
Whatever happens after that is simply part of the journey—an opportunity to grow, to feel, to evolve.
As an artist, I live with uncertainty almost daily. Every blank canvas is a confrontation with the unknown. There’s no manual, no guarantee, no right answer—only intuition and trust.
Creation demands surrender. It demands courage to begin even when you don’t know where the process will lead.
I have learned that fear often appears right before something meaningful is about to emerge. It’s as if it’s testing my commitment, asking: Do you really want this? And my answer, always, is yes.
Despite the doubts and inner questioning, my mission remains clear. I am here to create—to translate emotion, to give form to the invisible, to connect with others through beauty and truth.
Art is my joy, my freedom, and my way of saying yes to life, again and again. In that, there is no fear—only devotion. Because when you follow what truly brings you alive, uncertainty becomes not an obstacle, but a companion. It reminds you that you’re walking the edge of something real, something that matters.
So I keep choosing, creating, and living—one decision, one brushstroke, one fearless moment at a time.
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