Living fearlessly is not the same thing as never being afraid. It's good to be afraid occasionally. Fear is a great teacher. - Michael Ignatieff
Allow me to be my nerdy self here for a moment: I've always been a healthy mix of Ravenclaw and Slytherin traits. I'm brainy, metaphorical, cunning, sly, self-righteous, and determined... but for this next week, I'm opting to become a temporary Gryffindor. I'm tapping into every ounce of inner strength and courage that I have and I'm going to turn it into something beautiful.
For the rest of this week, nothing is going to make my knees quiver, nothing is going to make my heart shake in it's cavity, and nothing is going to stop me from getting what I want. I'm going to be logical and I'm going to do things in my usual manner, but I'm going to add a twist of courage to the end. I'm going to go out of my way to do things that scare me, and I'm going to live better because of it.
In truth, the thing that scares me most is the feeling of fear. Not to turn this whole thing into one giant Harry Potter reference, but he was very wise to choose fear as the thing he feared the most. If not for fear, there wouldn't be anything to be scared of in the first place. Thus, for me, the scariest thing in the world is going out of my way to make myself vulnerable, and that's going to be my goal this week. Call me a masochist.
Why today was awesome: I aced my German exam!
My year in numbers:
How Many Books I've Read: 5.5
How Many Times I've Lost My Key: 7
How Many Bowls of Soup I've Consumed: 19
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