The Fear that you need and the fear that you don’t need.

Creativity is the path for the brave yes, but it is not a path for the fearless and it is important to know the distinction.

Bravery means doing something scary, Fearlessness, means not even understanding what the word scary means.

The truth is, you need your fear, for obvious reasons of basic survival. Evolution did well to install a fear reflex within you, because if you didn’t have any fear, you would lead a short, crazy, Stupid life.

So yes, you absolutely do need your fear, in order to protect you from actual dangers. Just because you don’t need your fear when it comes to creativity doesn’t mean your fear wont show up.

It will! Your fear will always be triggered by your creativity, because creativity ask you to enter into realms of uncertain outcome, and fear hates uncertain outcomes.

Your fear is programmed by evolution to be hyper-vigilant and insanely over productive will always assume that any uncertain outcome I destine to not very good end, (while it may so be not the case, who knows..☺☺☺☺ ).

Source: Big Magic by "Elizabeth Gilbert"