THREE WAYS IN WHICH I OVERCAME FEAR

 

    “Face fear and fear goes; avoid fear and fear grows,” says mahatria Ra, the Diviner of the Path, infinitheism.

Sometimes I think ignorance is bliss. Little children do not know the consequences of their actions and so they are daring. They want to jump from great heights, they want to deep dive, they are curious about a lot of things and so they try putting their little finger into the electric socket, they rush to the kitchen and grab the knife, they have several falls before they grow up, and meet with accidents within the house in their growing up years. Their memory of pain is short- lived and so they do it again and again. They don’t have fear in them.

Fear is an emotion that incapacitates and cripples us. It prevents us from progressing in life. It is a stumbling block. With all the capabilities we are unable to move forward and scale great heights because of fear. Even a bright student has fear of exams, which does not allow him to crack the paper, though he is capable. There are all kinds of fear in the world, including fear of the unknown. It is strange how we can fear about something that we have not even encountered. But that is how it is. Each one’s fear is unique and valid for them. To each his own.

“Why fear when I am here!” was God’s whisper in my ear.

When I was young, I feared God as I was always told, “God will punish you.”    As an adult, due to so many setbacks in life, at one stage, I even lost my confidence, and wondered what the future had in store for me. It was all, fear of the unknown. What if something happens to my loved ones! I used to imagine fearful situations and go to the extreme. Three ways in which I overcame fear:

1.     Firstly, I decided, come what may, I will face it when I encounter the situation. Till then I will stop entertaining imaginary fears.

2.Secondly, I told myself, just because there were setbacks in life, it need not be so for the rest of my life. I gained confidence in myself.

3.Thirdly, and most importantly, all my fears were vanquished progressively through my spiritual connect. Faith in the infinite gave me strength and I became more optimistic. Faith and fear cannot co-exist.

 

“The belief you hold in the beginning of the journey defines the journey.”

  

1.Identify what you fear most and keep facing it. Slowly you will overcome it.

2. Sports train you to face your fear. So, play a sport. Be part of a team or play an individual sport.

It is not what the world tells you. What you communicate to yourself makes all the difference. Ask life what you want. Don’t ask life what you don’t want. Live fearlessly!

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