“Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.”
— Marilyn Ferguson
In her insightful blog, Cauldrons and Cupcakes, Nicole Cody recently wrote a post titled “What’s Your Power Word for 2014?” She explains that she ditched the whole New Year resolution thing, and replaced it with a more streamlined system: one single Power Word. This Power Word is at the center of all her intentions for the year.
My Power Word for 2014 is Freedom.
- Freedom from the predators who have been looting methodically through our property, on the other end of the country, until almost nothing is left (see my post “In Search of Mayberry“).
- Freedom to wage the mother of all legal battles against these people. They will be brought to justice.
- Freedom from the economic encumbrances of this prolonged (Recession) Depression.
- Freedom inside my heart, so that I may let go of all the negative energy that has followed me around the past six years, like a relentless mountain lion tracking the scent of blood.
And this is only just the icing on my cake of intentions for 2014.
But today’s Revelation is about Freedom from fear.
Most of us have fears. We have phobias, like the fear of flying, public speaking, bees, rejection … the list goes on. Some fears may seem silly but they are very real to the people who harbor these anxieties. Sometimes, they can be paralyzing.
When we overcome our fears, we feel lighter. That “lightness” is what freedom feels like.
When I was a child and teenager, I was rather shy (many who know me today, are raising an eyebrow as they read this). So, I decided to enroll in theatre classes, to overcome my shyness. Apparently, it worked. I haven’t stopped talking since.
Beware of hypotheticals.
Sometimes, we are anxious or fearful about what we imagine will happen. We’re not sure that what we imagine will happen, will actually happen… but we fear it nevertheless. This is a difficult one to overcome, but if we try to rationalize it by saying: Okay, what’s the worst that could happen?… then think about it. Live with the idea for a bit. If the worst actually happens, then it’s over and done with. The sun will still come up the next day. Life goes on. And so will we.
As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face.“
Courage, mes amis. Courage, my friends.
We shall be free of fear.
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
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