Daily Inspiration Quote by Lady Bird Johnson

Fear doesn not get argued out of the body; it gets displaced. Lady Bird Johnson's line is a quiet piece of pragmatic psychology, one that sidesteps the inspirational-poster vibe by offering a tactic instead of a sermon. "Become so wrapped up" frames courage as immersion: not a heroic trait you either possess or lack, but a state you can induce by committing to the work in front of you. The verb choice matters. Wrapped up suggests texture and enclosure, like attention can be worn like a coat. You don't conquer fear; you out-occupy it.

As a First Lady, Johnson understood fear as a constant in public life: fear of backlash, of being dismissed, of stepping outside the ornamental role women were expected to play. Her own signature cause, beautification and environmental stewardship, often read as safe and "feminine" precisely because it could be smuggled into politics through aesthetics. The subtext here is that meaningful change frequently requires you to stop monitoring the room for approval. When you focus hard enough on the mission, the noise - and the self-consciousness that turns noise into dread - fades.

There's also a shrewd admission embedded in the phrasing: fear isn't irrational; it's information. But if you keep staring at it, it grows. Johnson's intent is to redirect the gaze. Get busy, get absorbed, let purpose metabolize anxiety. In a culture that celebrates bold declarations, she offers something more workable: attention as an antidote, not because fear disappears, but because it finally loses the floor.