# 348 Walkabout in Stop Fear Park# 348 Walkabout in Stop Fear Park
A2D - From Addict to Disciple
David Hain guides a brief walkabout through "Stop Fear Park", using quotes and journal entries to rethink fear, mistakes and failure. The focus centres on turning errors into learning, with journaling suggested as a simple tool for growth in recovery.
5:57•31 Aug 2026
A Walk Through Stop Fear Park: Turning Mistakes Into Momentum
Episode Overview
- Fear cannot be outrun, but it can be faced with courage and honesty.
- Mistakes are presented as opportunities to grow rather than reasons for shame.
- Journaling is highlighted as a practical way to track mistakes and the lessons learned from them.
- Learning from other people's mistakes can be as valuable as learning from your own.
- Repeated mistakes may point to habits and character patterns that are worth examining in recovery.
“Remember, you cannot outrun your fear.”
What remarkable journeys have people faced head-on against addiction? This short episode takes that question into a park David Hain calls "Stop Fear Park", where the focus is on fear, mistakes, and the courage to keep going. Across a six-minute "walkabout", you'll hear signposts and journal entries that turn everyday quotes into practical recovery tools.
There are none," followed by family sayings like, "My granny always said that errors are opportunities to improve and grow," and "In my house, embrace your mistakes, boy." David adds a Henry Ford quote that fits recovery perfectly: "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." The episode keeps that momentum going with Winston Churchill’s line, "Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm," paired with handwritten encouragement: "Mistakes are proof that you are trying" and "Don't ever give up." A standout moment comes when Brandon Mull’s quote shifts the focus: "Smart people learn from their mistakes, but the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others." That sparks journal commitments from people determined to write down their mistakes and what they’ve learned so they never forget.
At the trail entrance, a simple reminder sets the tone: "Remember, you cannot outrun your fear." From there, the path becomes a gentle challenge to rethink failure. Miles Davis kicks things off with "Do not fear mistakes. To close, David shares three anonymous quotes that push you to look at patterns: "You can never make the same mistake twice, because the second time you make it, it is not a mistake.
It's a choice," and "A mistake repeated more than twice is a habit, and more than three times is a character." If you’ve ever felt trapped by your past, this speedy walk through Stop Fear Park might be the nudge you need to pick up a journal and ask yourself: what could my mistakes teach me today?
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