Gabrielle Bernstein Quotes

Fear is natural. Be with it.

I have learned to take the part of me that is very fearful and work on that. There is space for that in my life. I have learned to give myself a bit more freedom between 'action' and 'cut.' I come by all that fear honestly, like most humans have. I can't bring it with me to work, so in that way, the work feels quite liberating.

We all have our ways of handling fear and managing trying; jumping in or climbing down, a direct approach or a delay, joyful or miserable, a spirit of adventure, or God help me, get this thing over with.

It's been a very strong force for me over the years. I don't know exactly why. For some people, fear can be a very useful thing. They can use it to recognise there's something missing, and heal themselves. But fear can also destroy some people. I think I'm the first type of person. I'm pretty anxious, always thinking 'what if?' about the bad stuff.

I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy.

I think fear is unavoidable and that, when recognized and embraced, it's something that can work for you - especially in the audition room.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.

I'm sure the feeling of fear, as long as you can take advantage of it and not be rendered useless by it, can make you extend yourself beyond what you would regard as your capacity. If you're afraid, the blood seems to flow freely through the veins, and you really do feel a sense of stimulation.

A lot of people live in fear because they haven't figured out how you're going to react when faced with a certain set of circumstances. I've come to terms with this by looking deeply into whatever makes me fearful - what are the key elements that get the hairs up on the back of my neck - and then figuring out what I can do about it.

I am human, when people write bad stuff about me it bothers me, but I know that will never end.

I'm not looking for pity, I'm really not, but I'm constantly uneasy and every day it is pretty much like getting up and going to war. Once I shift into the mindset of 'Yeah, you're alive. It's tough. Let's do what we can today,' it's easier.

There's fear in everything, but we can't just succumb to that. We have to suppress it, so we get used to suppressing fear to make it through the our day. Otherwise, we'd become paralyzed by them.

Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.

I don't feel my best right now, but at the same time, I'm not trying to find any excuses or anything.

Your fears never go away. You just get more comfortable ignoring them.

Is fear preventing you from taking action? Acknowledge the fear, watch it, take your attention into it, be fully present with it. Doing so cuts the link between the fear and your thinking. Don't let the fear rise up into your mind. Use the power of the Now. Fear cannot prevail against it.

Use the energy that fear creates to focus the mind more intently on the present moment - where fear doesn't exist.

What is the biggest thing that stops people from living their lives in the present moment? Fear - and we must learn how to overcome fear.

If I feel vulnerable, I get angry.

Keep a meter on your fear. Fear can cripple you.

If your worst fear can come true, and everything can still be OK, then there's really not much to fear at all.

If I'm afraid of something, I'll deal with it and get past it.

I'm learning what triggers me. What to stay away from. What I do like and what I don't like. To me, I've learned so much about myself that now I'm a stronger person. But I still deal with anxiety. Anxiety doesn't go away.

Fear is a powerful beast. But we can learn to ride it.

I think it's okay to be afraid, but it's not okay to let it rule your life.