It's better to face your fear than to run from it because running won't make the problem go away.
Meaning
In her 2022 book How to Stand Up to a Dictator, Ressa explains how facing fear is how she came to define courage. Freedom often requires acting while afraid. Name one thing you are avoiding, such as a hard conversation, and take a first step toward it today.
Source: How to Stand Up to a Dictator (2022)
About the author
Maria Ressa is a Filipino-American journalist and co-founder of the news site Rappler. She shared the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize with Dmitry Muratov for efforts to safeguard freedom of expression.
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