Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Thoughts Are Things - Part 29



There is nothing to fear except fear itself.
One must ask who is afraid.
Is it I or Me ?
Swami Durgananda

Amanda's Comment: Good point!

It’s Me… that part of me that has kept me small, dull, stagnant and STUCK! 
Fear - my arch enemy. I have given fear too much of my attention, I’ve spent too much of my time and energy stuck in FEAR - immobilised, unable to make decisions, unable to choose a course of action... 

Why? Because I didn’t want to get it wrong, make a mistake, or fail… How could I be so hard on myself?  Life is for living, for learning through experience and we learn from our mistakes. Why was I not letting myself learn?



I’ve made a decision it’s time for me to get to know my fears and turn them into a positive force in my life. As Swami's says "Defeat the negative with the positive".

Fear can be a great motivator, I’m making a conscious choice to redirect the fear energy towards actively achieving my goals, instead of inhibiting them. I accept that at times I'm afraid or fearful, but now I'm going to focus on moving through my fears and breaking through the barriers I’ve built around me that have kept me small. It's time to set myself free...  
Its time to let ' I' develop and grow. Crikey it’s time to get moving…

If you have any insights and would like to share, I look forward to hearing your thoughts... Amanda 

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