These thrill seeker people doing extreme sports...they have a hideous accident, go through agonizing recovery, and then go back to that activity that nearly killed them...that's not facing your fear, that's embracing your stupidity.

Kelli Jae Baeli
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Sometimes we need to be careful not to confuse doing something that is dangerous with embracing our fear. When we take the risk of doing an activity that includes risk, we are reacting to our fears. When we do something that is dangerous, we are embracing those fears. This is then the wrong choice to make as such an action will only lead to more pain and unwanted consequences.

Source: Immortality Or Something Like It

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