Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail alone takes incredible strength and courage. Fear is something that Strayed needed to overcome - and quickly - to make this journey. She describes fear as a choice, a “story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me. Insisting on this story was a form of mind control, but for the most part, it worked.” (51)
Do you believe that repeatedly telling yourself new and empowering mantras, like Strayed did, can work in overcoming limiting beliefs and fears? Why or why not? Have you ever used this tactic?
Do you believe that repeatedly telling yourself new and empowering mantras, like Strayed did, can work in overcoming limiting beliefs and fears? Why or why not? Have you ever used this tactic?