The Upside of Falling Down

by Rebekah Crane

When a person gets used to failure, it becomes much less scary. A person will walk into fire, knowing full well she’ll get burned, but it doesn’t hurt as much. When you’re prepared for pain, pain loses power.

“That’s the thing with fear—conquer it, and you find freedom.”

Fear wants you to stay scared, Bunny. But you don’t have to give in. You don’t have to let it control you.”

“It’s not the current that will drown you. It’s the exhaustion from fighting it.”