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"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." -- Dune
There are lots of things that justify fear, however, to give in to it is, as Herbert says, the first step into the grave. I have found that fear and worry are two of the same. They seem to be about the future. You can stop the fear by putting yourself in the ever present now.
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Ok, Ok, I guess there is something to fear!!!!
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Fear is something that traps you, paralyzes you, although sometimes necessary, it is something that should help transform you, renew you and make you someone totally immune to that which terrifies you.
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Definitely. It’s a signal.
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Heb 13:6 KJV So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
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I also thought of this one: “The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭26‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/pro.26.13.ESV
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21 sats \ 6 replies \ @ek 18 Nov
The best part about climbing is overcoming your fear. It can feel even better during bouldering since the risk of hurting yourself is more present: if you fall, you fall.
One of my best moments was repeatedly not being brave enough to try the static move that I knew I had to do and I was capable of physically, but I just couldn't do it mentally. I kept seeing myself slipping and falling in a way where I would hurt myself and then I would be even more afraid next time (which could take weeks depending on how much I hurt myself).
And then when I finally did it because I got so annoyed with myself and thought "fuck it, if this is going to be the last thing I am going to do, so be it" (obviously overdramatic), it was actually quite simple. I was now able to do that move and similar ones without much hesitation. I gained more trust in my instincts to know when to let go to fall safely. Climbing is at some point really mostly a mindset thing.
Fall training was also pretty cool. Trust your partner and just let go.
I really miss it :(
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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @bren 18 Nov
Do you need ropes for bouldering, or is that more free-climbing?
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25 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 18 Nov
Bouldering is without ropes in heights you can jump down from
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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @bren 18 Nov
Thanks. That sounds more my speed.
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24 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 18 Nov
I recommend doing it in a gym since outside can be pretty hard and you need to bring your own mattress
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I stopped climbing because I was afraid. But, learning to control yourself while afraid was invaluable.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @bren 19 Nov
Good advice.
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