Fearless

Last night at my meeting we discussed fear and becoming fearless.  Several things were discussed.

What are we all afraid of?  We are afraid of how we are going to feel.  How we will feel if we loose our job. How we will feel if our relationship ends.  How we will feel if we or someone we love is ill.  How we will feel if someone we care about gets angry with us.  And on and on. 

Did you know that all fear is created in our own heads?  No matter what is going on in our world (loss of job, relationship, etc.) the fear doesn't just happen.  We feel afraid because of our beliefs, not because of the scenerio that is happening. 

What do you believe would happen if you got ill and weren't afraid?  Does fear facilitate healing?  I don't believe it does.

Fear is a choice and one of the ways we discussed to live with less fear, is to accept whatever happens as it is, be present to ourselves and the situation, and then we will have more interior resources to change the situation.

Being present can help the fear to fall away on its own.