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Maya Lynne Robinson

From Fear List to Fearless

Everyone has a list of things they avoid, whether they admit it or not. It’s not always written down, but it’s there. It shows up in the conversations we put off, the risks we don’t take, and the versions of ourselves we hesitate to step into.

This is mine.

But this isn’t just a list of fears. It’s a record of what happens when I stop letting those fears lead me. Every entry starts with something that once made me uncomfortable, something that felt intimidating or out of reach, and then I choose to do it anyway.

Not because the fear magically goes away, but because I’ve learned how to separate myself from it. I can feel it without letting it control me. I can observe it instead of becoming it.

At some point, I stopped trying to figure out how to be confident. That idea never really worked for me. Instead, I started choosing less fear. I realized that if I did the things I didn’t understand, I would begin to understand them and once I did, they no longer had power over me.

This blog is starting out a reflection of that shift. It’s what happens when I stopped avoiding the things that scare me and started facing them, one by one.

We live in a world of fear and hate. And I don’t want to have either of those traits. So, here I am, sharing my personal side, in print. I invite you to hold me accountable, not to the blog, but to its messaging. We all fear something that we no longer want to control our lives. I’m working on mine and I hope it gives you the courage to work on yours, too.