Fear – according to dictionary.com –noun 1. a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. 2. a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling: an abnormal fear of heights. 3. concern or anxiety; solicitude: a fear for...
“I’m afraid that after I post this blog post people will look at me differently.” – Josh
You’re right we do, and it’s a good thing…we look at you and say THANK YOU because you’ve challenged all of us who have read this to do the same. Thank you.
hi josh, i’m just getting around to checking out everyone’s work that i met in Vegas and this brought a huge smile to my face! not because i enjoy people having these fears, but so happy that you are able to express it and put it out there in the world. kudos to you! just know that you’re not alone 
so happy to have met you and jenny and can’t wait to see you again in june 
What an honest, heart-felt post this is! Thank you so much for taking this risk and helping the rest of us who are risk-averse realize that it’s OK to take risks.
You said “I’m afraid that after I post this blog post people will look at me differently.” And they probably will. I don’t really know you (I have a photog friend who does) but my impression of you has changed – FOR THE BETTER. Your honest introspection, your analysis of how you fit into your world, your desire for your life, the things you want to give back to the people you meet, what you want for your children … all of those ideas are beautiful things to share. So beautiful, and yet we don’t talk about them enough… thank you for having the courage to ‘be deep.’
Lots of people – well, *I* have a lot of the same fears, and talking about fear is SO uncomfortable. But addressing fear – even if we just learn to ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’ – is how I’ve started to grow in my career, in my relationships.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts and your journey.
the more i read and learn about this human condition the more I see how close we are. I love the internet/fb/twitter for this reason. Winter’s corresponding emotion is fear…so it is no wonder it’s been coming up for so many of us. You are real and alive and you feel… thank you for sharing from your heart! I blogged on fear last week, put all my nubby raw bits out for public consumption. Your post connects and resonates. thank you dear one.
{if you care to: http://greenchairstudio.blogspot.com/2010/03/human-bits.html}
that’s awesome man. it’s refreshing to hear people actually open up a bit. the internet isn’t great at getting people to truly do that… and i feel a lot of these same things.
I imagine people will look at you differently after this post…. that isn’t always a bad thing.
thank you for helping me to not feel alone in some of my fears.
fear is the opposite of faith. faith erases fear, and fear erodes faith.
Hi Josh and Jenny!
You’re photos are so amazing! They inspire me so much, and I love the way you capture real life =]
I take some pictures myself but am mostly scared of using a flash because I just don’t know how. Do you have any tips? I hate the hard shadows that they cast. What can I do to lessen those shadows?
Thank you for taking the time to read this! Keep up the awesome work!
Hi Josh and Jenny!
You’re photos are so amazing! They inspire me so much, and I love the way you capture real life =]
I take some pictures myself but am mostly scared of using a flash because I just don’t know how. Do you have any tips? I hate the hard shadows that they cast. What can I do to lessen those shadows?
Thank you for taking the time to read this! Keep up the awesome work!
Hey Josh, some of my friends have been reading about this idea of conceptual frameworks. I think it really relates to what you’re talking about. From what I understand, everyone has a conceptual framework which is what we use to understand reality. This framework is built by our experiences, education and it defines what our values are. Realisation of this means that we are able to change or alter our conceptual framework if we choose to. I think our fears come from not wanting to change our conceptual framework because we are actually challenging what our realities are! But why should we challenge reality? Why face our fears? Like you said; to learn, or to develop our understanding of reality. Kind of like a search for truth? What do you think?
Fear is tough. But, what I always ask myself is “why am I scared of that?”. And often, I’ll find I don’t know, and if I do, the answer is sometimes ridiculous. It doesn’t always work, but it does help to ask yourself that.
And in my opinion, you fail if you don’t even start one of those projects. You fail if you don’t try.
Any you’re right, we’re always growing, learning, changing. I try to remind myself that when I start feeling bad about something.
I think it was very brave to share this. So, it’d seem you are already on your way to concurring those fears! Good for you… Both for sharing, and wanting to better yourself!
Now I’m going to concur one of my fears… I’m going to start leaving my web address in the comment boxes. For some reason I’m really afraid of what others will think of my photography. We all have our fears!
oh josh, i totally hear you. so many times i hold myself back thinking “who am i to think i can do that?”. and while the answer should be “who are you to think you can’t do that,” it isn’t, not very often. fear is so powerful and i wish we had better tools to manage it as adults. thanks for this post. talking about issues like this is always the first step to overcoming them.
I relate so much to this one: I fear that I’m not doing the best job of raising my kids that I can. I need to be there for them with no distractions more often.
This is something I’m working on and it makes me feel better to know that others fear and feel the same.
Way to put it all out there Josh You’re an awesome person and a great friend! I feel your pain on this subject and have been having similar thoughts after reading sarah’s posts. It’s hard work trying to be a good person and lead a truly fulfilling life…keep your head up and keep pushing yourself – you’re doing a great job friend
Wow. I relate to this so, so much. Thank you, Josh, for sharing with us!
I read this post after I read the post you recommended on gratefulness and both have left me thinking. Number one of all the things I am grateful for on an hourly basis with so much hurt and need going on right now worldwide, but also of the things I miss out on because of fear. One of those would have been that brunch, because I didn’t know a soul. Somehow the invitation came across my computer and I jumped at the chance. Then the fear set in and BIG! But let me tell you, you and your wife were the third and fourth people I met and you BOTH had smiles on your face and nice words. The fear started to leave. If I looked at your list, like the person said above, there are a lot of me too’s but there are also a couple of , wow, I didn’t see that in you. I just want you to know that I appreciated the chance to get to meet you, you all were so welcoming. I was a stranger and didn’t really feel as if I was. So run around the grocery store, my daughter and I will be dancing with the princesses in the princess aisle at Target. The older I get the less I care who catches me. Thanks for the post and the post on the other one. I love things that make me reflect on how I can be a better person and it is always nice to know someone has the same fears as I do.
(p.s. really impressed that you got to meet Jesh de Rox!)
Love it!!!
I came across this quite randomly but it found me exactly when it needed to. Fear is holding me back. In fact I’ve taken quite a knock with my photography recently that it has held me back for the past few weeks and today was the first day I’ve thought, you know what, you’re not going to hold me back anymore, I may not win all the time but I’m going to at least try. So I am so happy that fate brought me to this blog post and I applaud you for writing this. I am so glad you felt the need to do this and confront the fears that have held you back. In fact I reckon you’ll me surprised by the amount of ‘me too’s’ you may receive. May we fight our against our fears in a way that keeps us who we are. All the best to you!! P.S I think you’ll find you’ve covered your first fear
your honest post is so encouraging to read and a healthy reminder. we need MORE people like you in this world… more real. more souls wanting to shine through the facade we almost have to put on to survive. but there is no need! only that which we perceive. we can be candid. we can be true. to ourselves. there is freedom in that. freedom in knowing we can be who we were created to be and no condemnation. just the reward of truly living. for opening up your heart to share with this wide wide world, thank you. “in curing one soul, you save millions. for you’ve saved an entire generation.”
I know, I know, I’ve been posting lots of pictures of our dog lately, but she’s a part of our family. And I take lots of pictures of my family. Here are a few pictures I took this afternoon of Max and his favorite dog in the whole world, Banana Abby. Is this not the...
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This is so cute! Hana does this with Maudie. And she’ll gently lay her head on Maudie while she watches tv. And seriously, Banana is Maudie’s twin. They look a lot alike.
This is where Banana sits as we pull out of the driveway, and it’s where she jumps the second she hears the garage door open upon our return. Note: I had Jenny open the garage door, back out, and then I snuck in to capture the shot
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There’s nothing like a dogs love for their family….such a sweet photo.
That could totally be my Basset. She holds down the fort from the top of the couch looking out the window too! Banana looks a lot like Maudie!
Jenny and I sat down earlier this year to talk about where we wanted to take our blog this year. In the past it has been to showcase all of our favorite images, and to give people a glimpse into our lives, i.e. our wonderful children (and now lovable basset), and that’s about it. We’re...
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Well said, Kim! I also have never heard anyone say that they didn’t love the Solars
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I got a new toy this week. One that allows me to make kick ass home movies of my kids. Jenny and I have had a MiniDV camcorder since before we were married, but I hate it. We never use it, and if we do, we never watch the movies. It’s bulky, and I hate...
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Awesome! Glad you’re getting into video! Excited to see where you take it What are you using to edit?
I think it’s absolutely adorable, you did a great job! I need to figure out how to edit little videos like that, and fast…
Jereme, thanks, man. Coming from you, that’s a great compliment!
very cute josh. well done.
looks like you had fun! DSLR HD Video alright! Nice work Josh, I like how you kept your photo “style” and carried it into the video…I like the new toy
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