Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway (Part 4b)
A page in the diary "Accept, Adapt and Appreciate: How?"
Written by nw4m Jul 7 2008 01:04 PM
I didn’t find my way out of this painful state of existence until my mid-thirties, when it finally dawned on me that no matter how much I had in my life, nothing would ever be enough! The more I had, the more I wanted – more love, more money, more praise – more, more, more.
Obviously, something I was or wasn’t doing was keeping me from ever feeling satisfied. And worse, it was keeping me in a state of constant fear that everything I had would ultimately disappear and there would be nothing left. I saw everything as the proverbial last drink of water in the desert, and I hung on for dear life.
…I sought out many teachers and got many answers.
In essence, I learned that in order to get rid of the fear of lack, I had to do the opposite of what I had been doing up until that time.
Instead of hanging on to everything for dear life, I had to start releasing, letting go, giving it away.
..It’s really a Catch-22: It’s easy to give when you feel abundantly endowed, but you only feel that way when you give, not before!
So: FEEL THE FEAR … AND DO IT ANYWAY!
Again let me remind you that what I am presenting is a lifelong process that you can begin working on today. There is no magical potion as yet.
It is amazing how long it takes to become a full-blown adult. ..I’ve been working on this for years and I’m still working on it.
The good news, however, is that my sense of personal power and my ability to love and trust has increase at least 1,000% since I have been practising giving it away.
Many fears in the areas discussed below have completely disappeared for me. The rewards are monumental. I promise!
nw4m: I shall list only a few mentioned by the author that I feel are important and yet easy to relate to by most of you.
To be continued...