Fear
By Edwin Harkness Spina
Probably the most debilitating emotion that humans must confront is that of fear. Fear confuses. Fear paralyzes. Fear prevents you from thinking clearly, accessing your spiritual gifts and being who you truly are.
Fear is the anticipation of future pain. It's been said that 90% of humans are motivated to avoid pain, while only 10% seek pleasure. It's no surprise that we suffer from fear. We've been trained to fear from an early age. Don't play in traffic - fear of getting run over. Don't talk to strangers - fear of being abducted. Don't misbehave or Mommy won't love you - fear of abandonment.
As we grow older, we learn new fears: Fear of not being loved. Fear of being rejected. Fear of not having enough. Fear of being unworthy or inadequate. Fear of making a mistake. Fear of being restricted. Fear of getting fired. Fear of being annihilated by nuclear-armed terrorists.
Every day, we are bombarded with new fear-based messages by advertisers, politicians and the media. It's easy to understand why: Fearful people are easy to control.
Fear is one of humanity's most primitive emotions, triggering the adrenaline rush associated with the fight or flight response to danger. In life-threatening situations, this is helpful, better preparing you to do battle or to escape. But in non-lethal situations, fear clouds judgment and encourages you to REACT - rather than carefully consider alternatives - thus ensuring a less than optimal response to your problem.
Even worse, attachment to fear inhibits your ability to tap into your innermost self. Connecting with your inner master requires you to be balanced and your brain hemispheres be in synch. Fear causes your brain to automatically return to its dominant side - logical or emotional - again, ensuring unbalanced input into solving your problem.
Fear is a low vibration, dense emotion. Clinging to this negative, energy-draining emotion guarantees you will be unable to transcend to higher states of consciousness, characterized by higher vibration emotions such as love, joy, peace and happiness. You can't take your baggage to the higher worlds, so eliminating fear is critical.
All people, even warriors, have some degree of fear. What separates warriors from timid souls is not their inability to recognize danger. What makes some people warriors is their willingness to act in the face of fear. By repeated experience, warriors come to know that fear dissolves with conscious action.
Action has another benefit. It focuses you in the Now. By definition, fear is the anticipation of future pain, that is, in the future - not in the Now. Acting keeps you focused in the Now, which is how you reach higher states of consciousness - where time is malleable and fear does not exist.
As a 17-year old youth driving our family car with my new driver's license, I remember being threatened by a crazed driver on a deserted highway. It happened so quickly, I had no time to become fearful. Everything began moving in slow motion, giving me time to observe the situation. I had a bigger car, more horsepower and, if need be, I could run him off the road. I accelerated and left him behind. Only years later did I realize that by acting in the Now, time had stretched to assist me.
Ask yourself: What is the worst thing that can happen to you if you act and confront your fears? Will you look foolish? Will your self image suffer? Will you be rejected?
Recognize that all of these fears are ego-based. Your true self is not affected by any of these consequences.
So what to do? Begin simply by taking small steps. If you have a social anxiety disorder, you don't start to conquer your fear by signing up to address the UN. You begin by attending a meeting of people that share your interests. You don't even have to speak; just be there. If you immerse yourself in a subject that you love, you will lose yourself, you will have fun, and you will be in the Now, as you act or interact with others.
Remember, also, that failing to act will compound your problem. To protect your ego, you may come up with justifications for why you didn't do anything. You may convince yourself it was prudent, smart, unimportant, wouldn't matter, etc. Soon, you have convinced yourself that you did the 'right' thing. This makes it harder to act in the future. Recognize that it is your ego that is busy justifying your inaction, not your true self. It is a self-reinforcing, bad habit you are developing.
You can nip this habit in the bud by bringing conscious awareness to your problem and then acting. People that act in accord with their true self are not constrained by fear. They are not driven by their egos, and consequently are free to do what they like. These people are charismatic. They act from their innermost self. They are unconcerned with how others perceive them. They are not controlled by others. They are their own person, free to love and be loved.
The choice is yours. Love or Fear. Clarity or Confusion. Higher consciousness or stagnation. Eliminate fear by taking conscious action and being your true self.
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Edwin Harkness Spina is an award-winning author and speaker. Ed is dedicated to presenting practical mystical techniques to improve people's lives and expand their minds. His workshops and seminars emphasize the practical application of these techniques to help others manifest their dreams.
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