Fear. It grips us. It can literally paralyze us entirely and make us freeze in a second. Anyone that says that fear is not an element in their life is either lying or they are not pushing the envelope at all. Fear, for people that are really alive, presents itself daily. By nature this is hard to handle sometimes but we do have the choice to make decisions in light of fear. That moment, the moment we choose to move onward notwithstanding what is really challenging us, is an amazing show of courage.
How can you start to work with fear run from it, cast it away, or try and block it out fully?
We must work with our deep emotions instead of hiding from them.
Perhaps that's easier to say than do, but over a period you become even more skilled in working with your emotions instead of avoiding them absolutely.
Experientially avoiding your emotions is a decisive prison cell and you may cause even more damage than good in participating in it. What ends up going down? Possibly one of the worst situations you can personally get yourself into - you become numb. I suspect we have all been there now and then and stayed in a spot where we can't feel anything. This isn't really the worst thing in the world, but the things that people do after they are truly numb are really serious.
We start going down the path of compromising on our deepest foundations solely to feel again, and with a never ending list of things that serve as great temptaitons in this life, things can truly start to get pretty messsy.
I've been there, I've seen plenty of other people go there, and unfortunately it really is something that's going to continue for a long time until you try a change in your perspective about how you deal with fear.
When you try to cage the wild pony of fear up, it will make efforts to tear everything apart it can.
But if you let that fear out and permit it to buck and play in the pasture, at last it will tire itself out and calm down to something much more manageable. Don't restrain under fear. Perhaps, as an alternative, try to soften as much as possible. Breathe. Relax. Watch fear dance around you and let it do what it needs to do.
If you can do that, you may put yourself in a far more powerful place to pick a choice beyond fear rather than being stuck in it.
How can you start to work with fear run from it, cast it away, or try and block it out fully?
We must work with our deep emotions instead of hiding from them.
Perhaps that's easier to say than do, but over a period you become even more skilled in working with your emotions instead of avoiding them absolutely.
Experientially avoiding your emotions is a decisive prison cell and you may cause even more damage than good in participating in it. What ends up going down? Possibly one of the worst situations you can personally get yourself into - you become numb. I suspect we have all been there now and then and stayed in a spot where we can't feel anything. This isn't really the worst thing in the world, but the things that people do after they are truly numb are really serious.
We start going down the path of compromising on our deepest foundations solely to feel again, and with a never ending list of things that serve as great temptaitons in this life, things can truly start to get pretty messsy.
I've been there, I've seen plenty of other people go there, and unfortunately it really is something that's going to continue for a long time until you try a change in your perspective about how you deal with fear.
When you try to cage the wild pony of fear up, it will make efforts to tear everything apart it can.
But if you let that fear out and permit it to buck and play in the pasture, at last it will tire itself out and calm down to something much more manageable. Don't restrain under fear. Perhaps, as an alternative, try to soften as much as possible. Breathe. Relax. Watch fear dance around you and let it do what it needs to do.
If you can do that, you may put yourself in a far more powerful place to pick a choice beyond fear rather than being stuck in it.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Feeling ready to take the journey of your life? Looking to build some honest and solid integrity in your life? Dive into these integrity meaning quotes for some wise words on what it means to live honestly.
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