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Stop Being Carried Away by Fearful Thoughts and Feelings

  • Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2022
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Part 1

It is impossible to be afraid of oneself, and be in command of oneself at the same time.

Part 2

Whatever fear seeds in us, it breeds in us.

Summary

The only responses to life's challenges that any of us "ride" are those we think can carry us to safety. Leaping onto the back of the dark horse of a fearful reaction, according to our old habits, is like entering a runaway carriage being pulled along by wild thoughts and pounding feelings.

We can be sure we've taken the wrong horse and carriage whenever our inner state has us feeling:

  • like we've lost control
  • frightened by what we see
  • confused or anxious about where we're headed
  • pained in our present position
  • desperate for a solution

Fortunately, we can learn to shed the light of reality upon these dark responses before we look to them to carry us to a safe place!

The power to discern dark horses from right ones is already ours; but to wield it, there is a key -- a secret step that must be taken. This higher power to choose what will carry us (and what won't) is only as powerful as our willingness to come to a special kind of psychic pause, an inner halt in the present moment.

Momentarily anchoring ourselves in the Now, we bring our own thoughts and feelings into the light of consciousness to see them for what they are. Then the test is fairly clean and simple. In that moment, it's not so much going with what "feels right" as it is basing our choice in seeing what is truly for us -- in knowing that no fearful negative state wants what is right for us.

This exercise of taking a psychic pause may sound as though it would be easy, but it takes practice and persistent effort. Now we're going to take a pause before we believe that any automatic response is the right one. We're going to learn to stay awake. And with time, we learn to take no horse at face value. When in doubt, try to recall this axiom: The proof of the horse is in the ride. If the ride is punishing, pounding, or meandering, we're in the wrong carriage.

The conscious choice to come wide-awake to all the thoughts and feelings running through us in the moment transforms us from a person who is completely identified with the runaway state into a person who is aware of it. Through that awareness we jump out of the wild carriage ride back into the safety, sanity, and solid ground of the present moment.

Excerpted From: The Essential Laws of Fearless Living: Find the Power to Never Feel Powerless Again eBook only $5.99 for a limited time - Buy Now

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