BEING COURAGEOUS DOESN’T MEAN YOU AREN’T AFRAID, IT MEANS YOUR BRAVERY OVERCOMES YOUR FEARS.
BEING COURAGEOUS DOESN’T MEAN YOU AREN’T AFRAID, IT MEANS YOUR BRAVERY OVERCOMES YOUR FEARS.
The steps I take to overcome my fears.
I recently attended a Reiki workshop. The class started with us introducing ourselves, doing book work, listening to the teacher, and then a guided meditation. During the meditation we were attempting to connect with our Reiki guides/angels. We started by envisioning our backyards and our guide walking towards us. I then saw a glowing man heading in my direction. He was barefoot and clothed in a white robe. When he approached me, we embraced in a hug. His presence had a sense of pure unconditional love. I was feeling a deep peace and calmness. We then had a chance to ask our angel for advice. Mine told me to have courage and he said that it’s safe to be me. At the time I didn’t understand what this meant. The meditation soon ended and I was in tears. We went around and shared our experiences. I hesitated.
Later we practiced Reiki on each other. I lied down on the massage table so the two girls could practice on me. The girls laid their hands over my body, scanning my body and checking my chakra system. I sat there quietly with my eyes closed just listening. One of the girls said her hands went cold. The other one agreed that her hands were cold too. They then became concerned when their hands went numb and they couldn’t feel a thing. They asked me if anything was wrong with my hands. The teacher overheard their concerns and rushed over. She put her hands on my shoulders, feeling my energy. She told the class that hands represent our healing abilities and gifts. Their hands going cold and numb represented me resisting my healing abilities out of fear of what other people think.
Fear is an instinct, to keep one away from danger. It is our brains attempt at keeping us safe. Sometimes the fear is valid. Such fear can keep you alive, especially in crisis situations. Examples of this are fear of falling or fear of injury. Then there are outdated fears, such as the fear of public speaking, fear of failure, humiliation, and fears of rejection. In today’s modern society with freedom of speech, the fear of public speaking and humiliation will not cause you any harm, yet in many people the fear persists.
It’s okay to feel fear, just don’t let it paralyze you. What can we do to overcome these fears that seem to stop us in our tracks?
Be kind to yourself. Take it slow and just breathe. It’s okay to take baby steps towards your goal. We can feel the fear and do it anyway. We can live in the present moment. The majority of the fears we experience are made up in our head. They’re imaginary. We are worried that something negative will happen in the future. Our minds come up with the worst-case scenario in an attempt to keep us safe. Often the thing we are most worried about never even happens. Meditation and living in the present moment frees us from this imaginary danger that we believe lives in the future.
We have to realize that our fears can actually hinder our spiritual growth as people. Living in a comfort zone will feel safe but it will not actually make us happy. The fact that you attempt to face your fears at all displays great courage. That alone is a success.
