The courage of fear

During the last meeting of the Amiche support group in Melbourne we talked about emotions and how they translate into our everyday life. How hard it is sometimes to overcome the fear of not being enough or of failing. In this regard, I share with you a small pearl that arises from the exploration of the sense of courage, fear and vulnerability.
"When there is fear, the quality that is needed is courage.
This is not the absence of fear .... It is the awareness that fear is not the only thing possible. A courageous attitude does not come by forcing yourself .... You are courageous simply by feeling, feeling what is in this moment, even fear. We are strong enough to be with ourselves and with our fear, it is the courage to be vulnerable. "Frank Ostaseki, Metta Institute - Sausalito, CA