Living fully…
“Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive - the risk to be alive and express what we really are.”-Don Miguel
When I was in my late teens I read Susan Jeffers’ book, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. The book changed my life and the title became one of my personal guidelines for living. I knew that to get from point A to point B, I would have to learn to love fear. Fear would have to be my friend and something that would propel me forward and encourage me to challenge myself, instead of something that would make me cower in a corner.
Fair enough: fear can be scary. Fear can cause people to get very creative in how they deal with it. Instead of confronting fear, many people come up with excuse after excuse to avoid the discomfort that fear brings. These people view fear as a negative emotion instead of a positive one. Many people make decisions in attempt to avoid fear. They don’t walk the tightrope; they don’t cross the line; they don’t take a chance, or a risk, because something scares them. Sometimes it is external. More often, it is the monsters they make themselves.
Your Turn: Where in your life has fear been influencing your choices? Today, take a moment to separate your fear from reality. Are you making any monsters in your life?
Today’s Affirmation: I live fully and without fear.
Inspirations:
Read articles on facing fear and learn more about Susan’s great book at www.susanjeffers.com.
- Join Brook Noel for the 10 Weeks of Christmas Workshop Online - Begins 10/13/2008- Register through 11/10/08 - Click here for details
- Join Brook Noel’s new Make Today Matter Life System Program. The LAST GROUP of 2008 begins 11/03/08 - Register by 11/1. Click for details.
- Paper Piles & Files 5 Week Course: Begins 10/27/08 - THIS COURSE will NOT BE OFFERED again until August 09. Click for details.
- High Energy Living: 5 Week Course: Begins 11/3/08 - Click here for details
November 1st, 2008 at 4:43 am
I used to always say - “Who needs bungee jumping… My LIFE is an extreme sport! - hand me a Mountain Dew!”
Kind of sums up using fear to positively motivate, doesn’t it!
Tamara