Sir Froggie’s Pondering
Ancient Amphibious Wisdom for a Modern Day World
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What do you fear in life? What dreams have you denied yourself because you feared failure – or even success? How does fear block you in your personal and professional life?
It’s time to move through the fear.
Fear has many meanings. Webster’s Dictionary defines fear as: dread, alarm, anxiety, unpleasant emotion caused by coming evil or danger. And we’ve all heard the acronym stating F.E.A.R. is really False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear is often the product of ego-based thinking or the part of our Self responsible for sabotaging behaviors. We all have our own personal fears and anxieties… Some of them are well-founded and some of them are merely superstitious worry.
With all this fear, how does one move through it?
There are several strategies we can use.
Our greatest fears usually have a kernel of truth to them which gets wrapped up in anxiety and snowballs into overwhelming proportions. In this case, we can seek out the kernel of truth and address it. If the ego says getting a great job is impossible because of a lack of credibility and education, we can take additional classes and training, or get a formal education which will result in more credibility. Of course a great job is never impossible, but we can use those fears of inadequacy as a roadmap to improvement.
Another tactic for overcoming fear is to simply choose to move through it. Acknowledge the butterflies in the stomach, the tightness in the chest. Think of the fear like a flimsy curtain; then simply decide to move through it. Often once we make the first leap we feared so much, the consequent steps are much easier.
We can also break our big fears down into tiny pieces. Instead of facing what we fear head on in its full intimidating self, we can tackle one tiny portion at a time.
Another way to move beyond fear is to motivate ourselves with the worthiness of our cause. If something has enough meaning, and is valuable enough to us, we’ll become very passionate and energized by it. Focusing on our end result, and our connection to it, we are motivated to keep going whenever fear rises up.
One surprisingly easy method of moving beyond fear is to surrender our resistance. Relax. Go into that “Zen state” where consciously breathing in and out leads one’s mind beyond the chatter and resistance of what is feared. It’s kind of like moving into a challenging yoga position… When we first attempt it, our muscles may strain and resist going into the pose. But when we relax and let go of the resistance and tension, our muscles (and mind), suddenly release and we can stretch even further with grace and ease.
Last but not least, one of the greatest tools for moving through fear is faith. If we can’t put our faith into our own abilities, we can at least put our faith in a higher power that will help us through our fears. We can access this faith through our prayers, an invitation or request for help from God or our angels, journaling, or by becoming Fully Active Invoking the Heavens.
The most important part is not to give up.
And to move through the fear.
— © January 20th, 2008, Sir Froggie &
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