Fear

Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want. ~Kristin Armstrong

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.~ Henry Ford

There are quite a few “F” words that contribute to worry, frustration and resentment:
Fear
Frantic
Futility
Falsehoods
Funk
Falter
Fret
But the word I am referring to is FORIGVENESS. All of the other “F” words listed take us out of the place of love and firmly into a place of fear. Forgiveness fosters the extension of love…to yourself and to others.

Do you ever find yourself spinning your wheels and not getting anywhere? Feeling like every effort you’re making is yielding, “access denied” or “effort declined”? If so, you’re not alone.

When I find myself running into walls like that, I need to pause and pay attention. What am I bringing to the situation that is providing an unintentional (or unconscious) road block? How am I creating resistance?

Maybe this would be better phrased as the intolerable need for honesty and the uncertainty that keeps me stuck. There is a weight on my heart that I feel needs to be seen and heard, but there is such uncertainty around it all: how will it be received? How will I deal with the fear that is sure to come up after I share? What impact will it make in my world, both professionally and personally?

Love exists within each of us from the moment we are born and waits to be discovered from then on.
~Elif Shafak

How often do you get in your own way?

I was originally going to ask if you ever get in your own way. Then I remembered that we ALL get in our own way. It’s a matter of recognizing it and then getting OUT of our own way.

“Life is as complex as we are. Sometimes our vulnerability is our strength, our fear develops our courage, and our woundedness is the road to our integrity.” -Rachel Naomi Remen

What is your reaction when you are facing fear? Do you recognize fear as fear when you are experiencing it?

Uncertainty. I find it to be unsettling at times and somewhat exciting at others. It’s the unsettling side of uncertainty that is a bit more present these days. It seems that every time I shift my attention to another area in my life, uncertainty appears. One could argue that every moment of every day is…

Purge and Be Intentional

Surprise Yourself

It All Comes Down to the ‘F’ Word

Why Does It Seem So Hard?

Honest Intolerable Uncertainty-What’s Eating at Me?

Love

Getting in My Way

Complex

Facing Fear

Uncertainty