Overcoming the Fear of Love | Trillion Small | TEDxSMUWomen

What life would be like if we completely surrendered to

love

. Let it go and said: I am willing to receive this, maybe even if it is unfamiliar to me. I am willing to receive what you are telling me. It has the opportunity and the ability to give me a sense of freedom. What would life be like? If we give up this grandiose illusion that we can control the outcomes and I understand that, it can be difficult because sometimes our greatest desire and our greatest

fear

simultaneously can be to know and be known by others. Because? Because so that I can make them known.

I have to stay here and be vulnerable. I had to be here metaphorically naked and unashamed, but that's uncomfortable, so I'd rather hide because I don't want you to see the real me, because what if you reject me and that reminds me of last time? I'd rather not, but the only way we can get to that solid place we really want is to allow ourselves to let

love

in and love others so much that we can gain that freedom. that we ultimately desire

fear

of love is a matter of knowledge and the antidote is grounded knowledge and truth and I thought you guys might want to know that I got back into canoeing and I loved it the reason I got back into canoeing is because I refused to let fear tell me what I can and can't do so I said I'm going to do this again until I get over this fear and that's my hope and wish that you all do it again, try again, try to love again just one more time. thank you