If You Are Afraid To Fall, Be Brave Like A Raindrop

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June 8, 2021

I have posted about raindrops yesterday on noise.cash and I thought to write an article about it since I can't think of any topic to write about.

https://noise.cash/post/1g8n705n

After a few hours, I was surprised to see @Eylz2021post about her article that was inspired by my post. Meanwhile, my mind was still lagging at that time for some annoying reason, and I can't start writing the content for this article. You can read her article here, Raindrops Keep Falling On Head.

As I have said in my post,

"Raindrops are the bravest, as they are not afraid to fall."

That is why I admire them and even envy them for some odd reason. If Eylz has been inspired by my post, I was motivated to start writing the content of this article after reading her's.


Fear of Fall and Failures Of Life

Basophobia as it's called, FOF or Fear of Fall. It's natural and typical of most humans. Some were inborn and appear to increase with age. Some have it, due to the psychological trauma of a fall. And once it occurs, it will leave a person a feeling of being shaken up and more cautious.

In another point of view, we feel anxious and have fear of fall at times in our lives because that's our body's normal reaction to any threat or danger. Nobody likes to fall anyway, because we are afraid of what lies below on ground, or what will happen to us when we fall - die or survive?

When we have failure experiences from the past, we form fear of fall inside us. When things didn't go as planned, we shut down our bodies and minds. We start to doubt ourselves, "am I not good enough? For how long do I need to hold on? Should I just let my life fall?" We always ask ourselves and the output just leads us against our morals.

And being a perfectionist is often the root of the fear of failure, especially for those who don't want to be defeated. They always want to succeed, not to fall.


Fear To Fall In Love

When we are emotionally connected with someone, we tend to distance ourselves from them. Because we are afraid to create the most wonderful feeling we will ever felt. Because we are afraid that it might just end up creating a fictitious love story. Because we know that not all fairy tale stories have happy endings. And so we choose to seek the comfort of solitude.

We choose to be like Philo, fear of falling in love or be committed to someone, Philophobia is its name. And I guess, I have this aversion as well.

We fear falling in love especially if we've fallen to someone deeply in the past but the person we loved did not save us from falling. We've been in love, but the story didn't last, and what was left were painful scars engraved by the person who once held our heart. And so we are afraid to fall in love again because we are afraid of the painful separation once the love story ended.


Fall Is Meant To Happen

We have fallen many times in our lives and it's freaking painful. As a result, we tend to be more cautious and diligent before taking any actions, because we don't want to suffer that pain again. But then we are just human, we will fall again and again. Fail to achieve the goals, fall from the mountain of hope, fall from the cliff of death, fall to the heart of someone - purposely or accidentally.

For some, they thought that fall is already the end. BUT NO, IT'S NOT!

Tears fall to clear our strained eyes to give us relief.

Withered leaves and flowers fall from plants in order to reproduce new ones.

Trees falls and sacrifices their bodies to give us shelter and to give warmth to our homes.

Raindrops fall because God tells them to do so, to give life to the Earth.

Everything happens for a reason, and all creatures have their own purposes in this world.


If You Are Afraid To Fall, Be Brave Like A Raindrop

Have you heard the story about The Raindrop Who Was Afraid To Drop? From Christian Faith Publishing written by Dee. It's a beautiful story about the courage to take the leap of faith into God's great plan. This is one of the beautiful stories I have ever read and every one should read as well.

This is actually a story about stepping out from the comfort zone, as it can be horrifying at some point. Sometimes we are afraid to step out of our comfort zone because we might fall while crossing the bridge to an uncharted zone, or while walking around our optimum performance zone. And we are afraid that we might reach or fall into the danger zone.

We are meant to fall when outside our comfort zone and we can encounter challenges for us to learn how to get up. We can't just stay inside our comfort zone forever, because we need it for us to grow as a person. And how can we reach our goals and new heights if we will only roam around our comfort zone and stick to our habits and routine? Yes, it is risky to be outside our comfort zone, but it can be rewarding once we learned how to pull out ourselves independently from falling into the black hole of uncertainties.

And challenges are meant to happen for us to know how to stand again and reach for God's hand and to strengthen our faith.

It may be easier said than done, but we should not be afraid to fall, because we always have the option to back up again.

I seemed so optimistic talking about falling in love again, but who knows? I might find a match made in heaven on my way to Utopia.

Let's just be brave like a raindrop πŸ˜‰

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Awesome analogy on fear and raindrop. I never thought of it like that but what you said its true. We need to be brave in overcome life's challenges. I have read your articles here and salute the way you overcame your hardships. Stay brave, stay strong.

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2 years ago

Thank you.. And you also have amazing articles with lessons to be learned

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2 years ago

Fall.. if we don't fall, we'll never learn and yes, never will we grow and be able to bring the best out of us, we'll never know our capabilities.. pro ang mahirap is to get out of our comfort zones and learn to fly.

Kya b brave to fall in love again, malay natin ung pinagpepray mong guy is nsa tbitbi lng inaantay na ilower mo ung walls mo at gumawa k ng bintana mn lng pra dun mo xa makitang nag-effort na akyatin ang tore mo😁

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2 years ago

Haha.. Sana mag effort umakyat kahit hndi ko ilower yung walls 🀣🀣 dun ko lng sya maapprreciate 🀣

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2 years ago

Although I am not a rain fan (i like raindrop photos tho), I like the lesson behind those raindrops. When rainfall can complete its life cycle in a stressful environment, why can't we?

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2 years ago

Indeed.. We are more powerful than anything else in this world 😁

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2 years ago

amazing

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2 years ago

Ako din. Takot ako bumagsak. Bumagsak in the sense na naaapakan anv pagkatao mo. Kasi laki sa hirap ako, inaaapakapakan ng mga relatives kaya ginagawa ko lahat ng makakaya ko makaahon lng sa hirap ang pamilya. Kaya kahit anong hirap ng buhay, gusto ko bumangon. Bagsak na kami mula ng umuwi kami dito sa probinsya ng mama ko. Subrang baba ng tingin ng relatives ni mama sa amin. Kaya yung pagiging mababa namin ang naging sandalan ko para maging matatag at tumayo sa buhay. ☺️☺️

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2 years ago

Ganyan dapatn gawing inspiration hindi depression.. Kaht kmi dn naman nung kabataan namin.m yung pamily namin nilalait ng iba. Kya kmi nagpursigi na umangat..pra hndi na maapakan pa ng iba

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2 years ago

Nagiging matatag kasi tayo pagka minamata ng iba. Yun bang hinuhusgahan ka na dahil mahirap ka. ☺️ Kaya kahit na mag out of comfort zone, kailangan gawin para mag grow. Para matupad ang mga bagay na gustong matupad. Okay lang naman ang matakot dahil natural na sa tao yun. ☺️

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2 years ago

Tama.. Hndi tatayo magiging matapang kung hnfi muna matatakot 😁

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2 years ago

I think I have basophobia because of the environment we have where perfectionism is a must. Kaya nahirapan din ako sa decision making kasi andami kung what if sa isip gang sa I choose na lang to stay in my comfort zone. This article is not just to give information but I think it's an eye-opener that falling is not the end rather it's a challenge to face and need to conquer to be stronger and braver.

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2 years ago

Ako naman philo 🀣 afraid of falling in love again 🀣 Pro ganyan b family nyo? Samin naman ako lng tong praning sa iisipin ng iba...hndi naman ako perfectionist..ayoko lng makakarining ng mali galing sa iba.

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2 years ago

di naman sila totally perfectionist pero parang ganun na nga. hehe. lalo kay father ko bawat mali magagalit kaya un nakakatakot magkamali. hehe. tapos may mga nameet din ako na perfectionist nung nasa COllege ako kaya lalong ngtrigger.

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2 years ago

Parang si papa dati.. Lagr galit sa mga mali.. Ngayon hndi na gaanon πŸ˜†

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2 years ago

sana all nagbabago. hehe

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2 years ago

Naku madam kaya dapat atapang atao ka kagaya ni Bonifacio. Magttake a leap of faith ka ba or will wait longer. Falling in love makes us do stupid things huh kaya dapt yung sa tamang tao. I wish you find that one so you can go to Utopia na! πŸ₯°

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2 years ago

🀣🀣 wala akong pamasahe papunta dun..kya create nlng ako fiction love story 🀣🀣

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2 years ago

I'm thinking Utopia is your altar place na madam 😁 Ayieee. Madam baka nasa noise.cash or read.cash ang Mr ng buhay mo!

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2 years ago

🀣🀣 puro naman avatar mga mukha dto.. Panu ko sla makikilala 🀣🀣 pro wag muna.. BCH muna 🀣

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2 years ago

Ups and downs are the beauty of life, he who falls must arise after it. So we shouldn't be hopeless. We should brave in decision-making power.

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2 years ago

Indeed.. He who falls must rise after 😊

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2 years ago

Falling is part of growing up.. we will never be strong and be an extra ordinary if we only stay at our comfort zone.

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2 years ago

Tama 😊

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2 years ago

Ate Jane can I use your article for the story i am planning to create? Nakakuha ako ng idea don sa fear of falling inlove πŸ’―

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2 years ago

Sure... Inlove kb? πŸ˜…

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2 years ago

Slight lang na medyo heart broken sksjjs

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2 years ago

Ganurn. Cge gora isulat mo yan πŸ˜…

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2 years ago

Ako takot umalis sa comfort zone ko, takot akong mahulog at mapunta sa maling daan. Ewan kong kelan ako aalis, baka hindi na din πŸ˜’.

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2 years ago

Ikaw naisip ko habang sinusulat ko to . gang kelan ka magstay jan.? Dapat nsa optimim performancr zone kna pra mag grow.. Risky nga at pwd mahulog sa danger zone.. Pro kaya naman bumangon ulit.

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2 years ago

Not so sure, tatry ko siguro after this pandemic na ito. Try ki lumayo ba ganorn 😩

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2 years ago

Haha.. Wag naman masyado malayo.. At bumalik ka ha? πŸ˜…

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2 years ago

Very informative! Falling means we allow ourselves to face challenges and to stand up for the better. Learn to grow and let explore what's around us. Nice article.

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2 years ago

Thank you

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2 years ago

I wish I can be brave like rain, ate. I am afraid to fall because I know no one will catch me. But like you said in the article, everything happens for a reason, I guess I meant to fall and learn from it. But still, I will try my best to distance myself from that person. Haha.

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2 years ago

Haha.. Si crush na naman.. Tama na kc kakaisip nakakalimutan mo yung suka na bili ni nanay 🀣🀣

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2 years ago

HAHAHA opo nga. Very wrong na isipin si crush kaya stop na me. πŸ˜†

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2 years ago

Focus kna lng sa studies mo 🀣

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2 years ago

Mas mabuti pa nga ate hahahah

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2 years ago

I was once afraid of falling for the reason to be hurt again. Mahirap na kasi lalo na pag galing ka sa isang napakasakit na break up.😁

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2 years ago

Ayun nabasa ko nga 😁pro happy ka naman now db? Ako nga tatanda nlng na single dahil jan sa painful breakup 🀣

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2 years ago

hihihi Oo..Masaya na ako ngayon. Yaan mo sis hinahanda pa ni Lord ang para sayo.😁😊

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2 years ago

Nice article sis! Well done and yes i learn a lot from your article... And we really have to go out of our comfort zone to learn and to grow up... Staying in the comfort zone and being afraid will do us no good.

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2 years ago

True. It will not help us to grow and to see the beauty of the world.. And to conquer the challenges that are meant to be conquered..

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2 years ago

Raindrop is part of our journey in life, we can never stop rain from falling duo we do have fear of the wind not blowing off our roof, the flood not watching us away, but at the end of the rainfall we got to smile, the weather become conducive, our plants grow well and there be abundance of harvest.

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2 years ago

Indeed.. As I have said above, everything happens for a reason. We just need to learn how to deal with the situation ..and make sure that we always stand up again once we fall

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2 years ago

Yes momma

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2 years ago

how I wish to be as brave as the rain drops, and be like cats that always landed on the ground with their feet and walks after like nothing happen. :D

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2 years ago

Oo nga noh.. Mga pusa magaling sa landing.
But we all can be brave like raindrop.. We just have to stand again once we fall

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2 years ago

yes, if we fall and landed not really good, we just have to stand up again.

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2 years ago

Indeed..

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2 years ago

I also wanna become brave like rain drop and will try

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2 years ago

We all can be brave like raindrop 😁

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2 years ago

Waw the comparison is πŸ’š. First time ko marinig iyang be like raindrops. Haha.

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2 years ago

So gusto mo ba maging raindrop? 😁

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2 years ago

Hahaha πŸ˜‚ uhm, let me think haha πŸ˜†

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2 years ago

Haha.. Afraid to fall in love ka 🀣

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