Don’t let your fear of what could happen make nothing happen,
Have courage and face your fears one at a time,
Acknowledge the fear, thank it for the message it gave,
And then let it disappear.
Fear does not stop death, it stops life!
I think we have all allowed fear to stop us from doing something at some point in our lives, and then justified it afterwards to make ourselves feel better. We convinced ourselves and others that we didn’t really want to do ‘it’ anyway, or we provided another reason for not doing ‘it’. The reasons we give are so valid that we never stop to question if its Fear that’s really stopping us.
That’s the problem, you see, there is so much going on in our subconscious it’s difficult to know the real motivation behind many of our conscious actions.
Life is busy, so who has the time to stop and really consider what’s at the root of the choices we make?
I have been writing for my website on and off for several years but until today didn’t have the courage to post. As the months passed, I became a master at creating excuses.
I convinced myself and others that I was too busy to do it and my writing wasn’t quite finished yet or I hadn’t formed a good enough plan yet...the list was endless! I had an answer to everything, to explain why I hadn’t and couldn’t post yet.
Deep down I knew there was much more to this and in the last few months I have physically felt the wall inside, a self imposed barrier, stopping me from moving forward in life in the way I truly wanted to. I spent a considerable amount of time pondering on that barrier and it became profoundly clear at the very root of it, deep in the sub conscious, was Fear.
Fear of my words not being good enough, fear of being judged, fear of not being as good as others out there, in essence just not believing in myself enough. I know I am not alone in this, so many of us have core beliefs that create fear, sometimes paralyzing fear that can stop us in our tracks if we let it.
On a conscious level, I know as humans we are all very different, so there is no way my words are going to resonate with everyone; that’s just not possible, and I am ok with that. I know people will judge because that’s human nature too; and I am ok with that.
So, it is ludicrous that the fear had such a hold on me for so long………. or is it?
We believe we are in full control of our lives and the decisions we make, but scientists have discovered that over 95% of our thoughts and behaviours come from the subconscious mind rather than the conscious mind.
We are for the most part being run by our subconscious programming and beliefs, all so deeply rooted we don’t even realise; we just think its who we are.
It's not who we are, and we can make change.
Facing our fears and moving through them is the only way!
So,
Feel the fear, accept the fear, thank the fear for the message and then do it anyway!
It’s the only way to achieve a richer, more fulfilling life.
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