"Instead of being at the mercy of wild beasts, earthquakes, landslides, and inundations, modern man is battered by the elemental forces of his own psyche. This is the World Power that vastly exceeds all other powers on earth. The Age of Enlightenment, which stripped nature and human institutions of gods, overlooked the God of Terror who dwells in the human soul." Carl Jung
Fear, or as otherwise stated, "false expectations appearing real", is in our imagination. It can be a crippling dis-ease that confronts us at the most inopportune moments in life. It is a thief of our dreams, hopes and desires. It stifles millions of people every day. Is it real, or just imagined?
As my mentor and coach Bob Proctor puts it, fear is "The Terror Barrier" - a programmed response backed by emotion that determines our actions. When we hit this barrier, we have but two options - bounce off the wall and go right back to personal imprisonment, or realize what is causing the fear which allows us to move through it. Fear, or terror, lives in our paradigms and takes hold of us when we are at the point of braking the norm - our preconditioned behaviour is fighting back, fighting for its existence in us. It is at this very moment that me must recognize it for what it is which gives us the ability to become aware of the moment. Awareness is the first step to overcoming our fears.
Today, when faced with fear, I will recognize it as the thief of my dreams, the goblin under the bed, and in doing so, I weaken its power over me.
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