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Transmission 162: Special transmission
You can't be brave without first being afraid.

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There is a lot of fear on this planet right now.
Fear about money.
Fear about the future.
Fear about governments, power, truth, and who to trust.
Fear spreads easily.
It is amplified.
Distorted.
Packaged and sold.
And fear rarely shows up wearing its own name.
It disguises itself as anger.
As hate.
As certainty.
As violence.
As the need to blame someone, or some group, for what feels out of control.
The next time you feel yourself reacting
with harsh words,
with negativity,
with a sudden certainty about who is “wrong”
pause.
Ask yourself a harder question.
Is this really anger?
Or is it fear?
Provoked fear.
Weaponized fear.
Used to push you
into thinking, saying, or doing things
that are not really you.
Fear is one of the most powerful tools for manipulation.
It clouds judgment.
It narrows empathy.
It makes simple stories feel true
and complex ones feel threatening.
So ask yourself:
What am I afraid of?
Who benefits from that fear?
And am I placing blame
where it does not truly belong?
Earth is boiling in many places right now.
Pressure is rising.
Corners feel tighter.
When you are pushed,
when you are scared,
when the noise is loud,
how do you want to act?
That choice still belongs to you.
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Courage.
You cannot be brave
unless you are scared first.
That is the definition.
Courage is not the absence of fear.
It is choosing how you act
in its presence.
Stand up for your beliefs.
Stand up for what is right.
Do not let yourself be pushed around.
Do not let yourself be manipulated.
Lead with respect.
Lead with love.
Fear can motivate.
But do not let it be used against you.
You are always in control
of how you respond.
That is courage.
It’s in all of you.
A built-in treasure.
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Float well, Earthling.
NeilA
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