Anna M Lloyd

Fear can be used as a weapon by politicians and by individuals with racist ideologies and agendas. That kind of fear is the most toxic and damaging. Sometimes, two groups of people are manipulated by two corrupt leaders, each telling their followers to hate the other. Bombs are thrown, guns are exchanged, and the politicians laugh as the young fight, die, and carry trauma they’ll pass down for generations.
To conquer fear, we must learn to embrace discomfort. If we embraced cultures, languages, and religions different from our own, maybe we wouldn’t be so easily manipulated. It sounds trite, I know, but sometimes the answers to the world’s problems are simpler than some would have us believe. Education is power, and it is power that no dictator can take away.
I can trace my roots back to ancient Wales and ancient Celtic cultures. My ancestors might have said these phrases when discussing fear: “Calon haearn,” “Heart of iron,” or “Arwr heb ofn,” “A hero without fear.” In ancient Celtic mythology, the word for fear is ofn, but it doesn’t just mean fear as in fight or flight, it can also mean awe or reverence.
When I think of a great leader, I think about the idea of being positive through adversity. I think about an individual willing to hold up a glowing torch that we all can follow to a better world. If someone claims to be an activist, a politician, or someone who wants to help, but they can only focus on the negative and have no ideas or solutions, then I question where they stand. I question their motives.Studies from The Independent and Cambridge University have shown that the more negative or fearful your posts are on social media, the more engagement you get. It doesn’t pay to be positive; it doesn’t pay to see the bright side of the world we live in. It can also be seen as disingenuous or that you don’t care, instead of what it is, one of the bravest things you can do. #brave #usa #positive #work #love #insta #fear #America #world #power #healing #❤