Did you know
that over 87% of the world's population lives their lives ruled by FEAR? That’s an ungodly number! The research done by Dr. David Hawkins for
his best selling book Power vs. Force shows us that this is a reality of not
only the times in which we are now living, but a representation of the whole of
human existence. It comes down to how we
THINK about fear that has to power to destroy us or lift us up to the highest
heights.
Fear is something we all deal with. Fear holds us back and stops us from doing what we know we need and want to do to live a joy-filled life. Fear
paralyzes us. It steals our life right
out from under us. Worry and fear beget
worry and fear and our lives mirror this negative belief system. Fear is a real emotion from a real or
perceived threat. A real threat is when
a lion is about to attack you or when a car is about to collide head on into you. It causes all kinds of biological
changes in the body that help you to make quick decisions and take quick
actions based on survival. This type of
fear benefits you. It helps you to react
and take care of yourself, if there is time. There
are other fears that are perceived, ones that may or may not happen, usually
future fears of some sort. Fear of going
broke and living on the streets, fear of losing your job, etc. This unreal fear is based on past experiences
and has nothing to do with the present situation, but we believe it does. It’s your ego protecting you from something that reminds your subconscious mind of a past negative
outcome or of someone who has projected their fears onto you. Just because it happened in the past doesn’t
mean it will happen in the future. Most
likely it WON’T happen again. Many of
us live with fear and are not even aware of it because it’s become a way of
life. Now if you were aware of your
fears and faced them consciously, you would actually see them as a great
opportunity to grow and become a more courageous person. Future outcomes are imagined images that we
have made up in our heads. When considering a certain course of action, you can't know what the outcome
will be. You can only make your best
decision with the knowledge you have in the moment. Be true to your intuition and trust in your
own abilities. The future will be
revealed and it usually is nothing like you imagined it, or if it is, it has
happened for the best, for us to grow, to learn and to become better, more
loving and compassionate people.
Here is a quick checklist of how to identify what
your fears are and to discover if they are actually YOUR fears and not just the
residual effect of someone else's fears you happened to have taken as your own. Finally,
a few steps to start overcoming them.
Overcoming Fear:
·
Acknowledge
it. Become conscious of how it feels in your body. Become
fully aware of what is stopping
you from moving forward.
·
Identify
what's behind the fear. Is it real or
perceived?
·
Talk
yourself through the “what if's.” If you
can accept the worst that can happen, fear
won’t control you.
· Be objective, the fear is only there to test you
The feeling that you have when you break through fear,
is utter joy.
You Can Do It!
Don’t live another minute of your life in
fear. It’s up to you to change your mind
about fear and live a life of courage, adventure, excitement, love, trust and
joy! Take your life back into your own hands and
trust that your Higher Power, God, Source or whatever you call it, has a great plan for you.
If you or someone you know would like to delve deeper into becoming free of fear, please call me at (805)279-4686.
Blessings,
Jill
