…and falling victim to fear within the confines of our minds, related to our thought-processes, beliefs, and decisions we make every day.

While the same emotion, truly, there is a difference. As humans we all experience fear, as we do happiness and sadness. But to choose to embrace the perception of fearlessness — as you mention — is one that unduly benefits someone as one pursues his or her lifegoals.

Good piece.

So glade you liked this. Thanks for being here.

Aaahhh, you gotta love it!
Robin Easton´s last amazing blog post ..How We Shape Our World

I’ve wanted to get here sooner, but am just swamped with work. However, I just LOVE this article – read it twice over the last few days. One of the best I’ve read on fear. So many thoughts here but since I have a meeting in about 10 mins I will pick one of the thoughts I had.

I so relate to this: “If we choose to surround ourselves with positive energy, that is what we will reflect. We tend to see ourselves reflected in the world around us. If we are fostering fear, the world will look more fearful. On the other hand, if our reality is built around positive energy, that is what our world will reflect back at us.”

Like you, I don’t watch TV, read Newspapers, news, etc. I think that not only do we reflect to the world what we CHOOSE to take in, and not only do we more often than not have that reflected back to us, BUT (and for the sake of sounding “flaky”) we also seem to draw a whole host of like beings to us. Example: for me, I choose the positive, life-filling, proactive, non-judgmental, totally moving into the world from a powerful “this is who I am and I am in LOVE with Life” place. I think this not only does all that you mention above, but it seems to bring like-minded people (such as yourself) into my life, both online and off, and this surrounds me with even more strength and — if you will — a protective energy.

Now I know this sounds a bit “whoo whoo”, but I think in many ways it really does protect me from any negativity out there. Because it make me FEEL stronger and more powerful to have that reflection you speak of above. So I move into the world from a strong place of knowing who I am and what I’m about.

I think when we move through the world from a place of fear, victim-hood, feeling weak, and so on, we are more easily preyed upon by social predators. It’s just like in the wild; if a predator senses fear or weakness in their prey they correlate that with an easier meal (in society: an easier “target”). I think it’s animal instinct to do so, even in the human animal.

I just loved the stories here, fabulous and so relate to it all. And the honoring of fear, and yet the look at different types of fear and what we DO have control over. Beautiful and so grounded in your “wild wisdom”. Very good my friend. So rewarding seeing this part of you coming through. It comes out SO SO powerfully. I hope we get to see more. Hugs, Robin.
Robin Easton´s last amazing blog post ..How We Shape Our World

I like to think of fear as a door to greater personal growth. Of course, it’s only a door if we go through it. Otherwise it’s a wall.

I love what you said: “I have found the greatest joy and success when I have released a persistent fear and moved through and past it. New worlds open up on the other side of fear.” So often fear is a door.