Too courageous?

[Aleksander Krstic]

Hi,

I'm wondering if it's possible to be courageous? I already know that it's possible to take too big risks, but I'm not sure about the former.

I don't have a problem of taking risks that are too big, but I think that I take risks too frequently.

Sorry but I don't feel like posting examples because that's kinda personal, but I still hope you'll be able to answer the question.

[RT Wolf]

Courage, AFAIK, is lack of fear about things. You still want to use your common sense to make decisions and judgements about what's best without having fear unnecessarily influence your thinking. You don't want to do something that will cause bodily harm, but you can do that without feeling fearful of that possibility.

[Dan.Linehan]

Like the kitten that manages to climb out of the box and gets stepped on..?

[Dusty]

Originally Posted by Aleksander Krstic

Sorry but I don't feel like posting examples because that's kinda personal, but I still hope you'll be able to answer the question.

Perhaps you don't have as much courage as you think.

[SimonaRich]

Originally Posted by Aleksander Krstic

Hi,

I'm wondering if it's possible to be courageous? I already know that it's possible to take too big risks, but I'm not sure about the former.

I don't have a problem of taking risks that are too big, but I think that I take risks too frequently.

Sorry but I don't feel like posting examples because that's kinda personal, but I still hope you'll be able to answer the question.

Yes, it is possible to be too courageous. When you take risks that will not benefit you in any way and are just plain stupid.

[Aleksander Krstic]

Originally Posted by Dusty

Perhaps you don't have as much courage as you think.

Good point.

[overarch]

Fear and courage are on different ends of the same spectrum. Too much fear and you will become paralyzed and won't be able to act. Too much courage and you will act on everything without thinking first. There is a happy medium and a sweet spot on this spectrum. You can find yours here. You can get some great books here.

[Eric Revelin]

There is no such thing as too much courage. Courage itself has a limit- you've reached the height when nothing can scare you. That's not a bad thing. Not unless you let your brain shut down. I don't have to be afraid of getting hit by a car to know that it would hurt like a mother*#$%er and that anything which would put me at risk for that is a bad idea.

On the flip-side it's possible to have too little fear. It's not unhealthy to be fearless in the abstract sense but it's a bane to lose your fight or flight mechanism. Thankfully that's difficult for most people to do since it's hard-wired into us.

[ns123]

I always thought, and yall don't have to agree with me:

Courage is not the absence of fear. You still have the fear, and you do it anyway. Because it's in alignment of who you are or who you want to be.

Taking risks that do not benefit you in anyway but creates harm for you (or others)... that sounds like foolishness to me.

Not meaning to be offensive. But I am wondering what you mean by "courage" because it sounds like we are not talking about the same concepts.

[jaydeschizo]

Originally Posted by ns123

I always thought, and yall don't have to agree with me:

Courage is not the absence of fear. You still have the fear, and you do it anyway. Because it's in alignment of who you are or who you want to be.

Taking risks that do not benefit you in anyway but creates harm for you (or others)... that sounds like foolishness to me.

Not meaning to be offensive. But I am wondering what you mean by "courage" because it sounds like we are not talking about the same concepts.

Agreed, courage is not the absence of fear, but having the fear and doing it anyway. Some fears, such as public speaking fe, don't go away over time, courage means accepting the fear and doing it anyway.

[Curtis2011]

David Hawkins writes a lot concerning Courage and topics like that.


He says that one of the temptations that comes with new-found Courage is "bravado, macho, and risk taking."

Basically if you let your ego take credit for you being Courageous, it will result in risky behavior because you have a false sense of being able to get away with anything.

[magi13]

Originally Posted by Aleksander Krstic

Hi,

I'm wondering if it's possible to be courageous? I already know that it's possible to take too big risks, but I'm not sure about the former.

I don't have a problem of taking risks that are too big, but I think that I take risks too frequently.

Sorry but I don't feel like posting examples because that's kinda personal, but I still hope you'll be able to answer the question.

courage is moving forward although afraid. ^^ there is no 100 percent proof of no fear, you have to face it, but not letting fear go, because she's a good guide and will keep you in check. ^^ make baby steps in your goals. Just piece meal achievements. one bit at a time.

[YoungBuck]

Originally Posted by jaydeschizo

Agreed, courage is not the absence of fear, but having the fear and doing it anyway. Some fears, such as public speaking fe, don't go away over time, courage means accepting the fear and doing it anyway.

Not true pal. Everyone has a comfort zone. If you were to do public speaking constantly, it would fit in your comfort zone, and it'd be less fearful, and POSSIBLY completely easy and fearless to do.

Think about it

[Eric Roosevelt]

Originally Posted by YoungBuck

Not true pal. Everyone has a comfort zone. If you were to do public speaking constantly, it would fit in your comfort zone, and it'd be less fearful, and POSSIBLY completely easy and fearless to do.

The key word here is "constantly". Most people don't have the opportunity to do public speaking very frequently, unless, of course, they're in something like toastmasters. On the other hand, I've actually had some periods in my life where I did lots of public speaking, and I did notice that the fear diminished over time. There is certainly some truth in that.