Fear and how to overcome it
Fear is something that we all suffer - fear of going out, fear of loving again, fear of how to cope, fear of the future. I came across this quote on a Lou Tice newsletter:
“I am Fear. I am the menace that lurks in the paths of life, never visible to the eye but sharply felt in the heart. I am the father of despair, the brother of procrastination, the enemy of progress, the tool of tyranny. Born of ignorance and nursed on misguided thought, I have darkened more hopes, stifled more ambitions, shattered more ideals and prevented more accomplishments than history could record.
“Like the changing chameleon, I assume many disguises. I masquerade as caution. I am sometimes known as doubt or worry. But whatever I’m called, I am still fear, the obstacle of achievement.
“I know no master but one; its name is Understanding. I have no power but what the human mind gives me, and I vanish completely when the light of Understanding reveals the facts as they really are, for I am really nothing.”
Fear is something that if we leave will control us and our thoughts. The first step is to acknowledge the fear, be honest with yourself….that is the first step to learning to control the fear. After acknowledging them, you need to understand them - at that point, you will start to control the fear, rather than the fear controlling you.
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