Quotes About Facing Fears Novels & Stories

Kaya naman doon namin naisipan mamasyal. Sa ngayon ay sinasanay ko ang aking sarili upang huwag matakot sa dagat. May naiwan pang takot ngunit ngayon ay unti-unti kong hinaharap ang aking takot. Sabi nga nila, small steps add up to complete big journeys. Dahil kung hindi ko haharapin ang aking takot ay habang buhay akong igagapos nun sa aking nakaraan. Isang bagay na magiging hadlang sa aking kasiyahan. Walang takot ang hindi ko kayang harapin dahil and'yan ang aking buong pamilya. Walang hindi kakayanin basta't kasama ko sila.

"...Takot din ako noon makaramdam ng mga bagay na hindi ako sigurado. That's understandable at a young age, but the thing is.. How would you know if you won't let yourself take you.." Nakita ko ang pag tango tango ng nakakarami. Sang ayon din ako sa sinabi niyang yun at tila mas nalilinawan ako sa mga gumugulo sa utak at puso ko. "Let us not allow fear to rule us. You should not be scared to tumble. Remember, we can always stand up, but with learnings that will bring us to the person we will be in the future." Inilahad niya ang mga kamay na parang iniaalay ang buong sarili.

“A-ano po ang ibig ninyong sabihin, Lola? I-I’m not afraid o-of anything.” Muli, marahang tinapik ni Carmelita ang pisngi ng apo. “I know you are. But you know what they say, courage is not the absence of fear. Sometimes, courage is found during our moments of weakness when we are most afraid. But still we chose to face our circumstances even up to the very last ounce of our strength.” “L-Lola—“

"Kaya nga we move mountains by faith." "Whatever!" Tumayo na siya at tinungo ang direksyon ng pinto. "Matutulog na ako." "Sigurado ka bang kaya mong matulog mag-isa na madilim?" "My faith is bigger than my fear of ghosts." "Naks naman! Sana all." Still, hindi niya napigilan ang mapangiti. Loko talaga!

Kahit kailan talaga hindi kumukupas ang mga kanta nila. Gumaan ang pakiramdam ko. Sa pamamagitan ng musika ng Eraserheads na tinutugtog niya sa akin ngayon, naisip kong dapat ko palang tapangan. Maybe there's a reason for everything. Maybe I should start to face my fears. No one ever said that there's an easy way as what they say. It's hard to face your fears but you have to conquer it or else you will just stay where you are. Patuloy kang matatakot na harapin ang bawat bukas.

“I came back to make sure no one decides our future without us.” Tahimik siyang nakatingin. “I wasn’t scared,” sabi niya bigla. “Earlier?” “Yes. Because you weren’t scared.” May humigpit sa dibdib ko. Business meetings don’t shake me. But this, this does. Hinaplos ko ang buhok niya. “Being brave doesn’t mean I’m not scared,” sabi ko. “It means I don’t let fear choose for me.” Tahimik siya.

Time flies so fast. Napakaraming magagandang pangyayari ang bumungad sa taon na 'to. Naalala ko ang mga oras na takot na takot akong harapin ang mga pagsubok na dumaraan sa akin. There will come a time in your life that you can no longer run and hide from things that scare you. From there, you will have to choose between trying and giving up, but love, if you get there, always choose trying. Always see the opportunity in every fear. You will grow from that experience, you will see what you are capable of, and you will later thank yourself that whether you lose or win, you have known and met a version of you who is braver than the person you were.

“You can do it, ‘kay? I trust you, so trust yourself too.” I shook my head. “I can’t. W-What if I failed? What if… What if I make a mistake that will cause trouble for your company? What if—” “Shh…” he cut me off. “Why always focus on the negative? Give the positive a chance. What if you actually can? What if you have the power to do things that you’re afraid to do? Try to face your fear.” I gulped. Hindi ko maalis ang mata ko sa kulay asul na mata ni Dominic. It feels like I am looking at the ocean through his eyes.

Huminga siya ng malalim at ipinikit ang mga mata, sinisikap niya na hawiin ang anumang negatibong isipin. Kalaunan ay lumitaw ang malungkot na ngiti sa kanyang mga labi. “Ama, batid ko na ang lahat ng ito ay pagsubok lamang. Hindi ako natatakot na harapin ang anumang unos na darating sa aming buhay, sapagkat batid ko na kailanman ay hindi mo ako pinabayaan.”

Kaya sinabi ko ang totoo—cold and honest: You’re the only thing I can’t lose. When the words came out of my mouth, hindi ako nag-hesitate. Ang totoo: I want her to be scared of what the world is capable of—pero never of me. I want her fear to be aimed outward, at the people who would hurt her, not at the person who would burn the sky to protect her.