FEAR

Fear is illusory; it cannot live...Courage is eternal, it will not die. Perils, calamities, dangers are the certain lot of every man who is a denizen(inhabitant) of this world. Therefore, O Man! Fortify your mind with courage and patience. Fortitude, courage, presence of mind will sustain you through all dangers. Just as a rock on the sea-shore stands firm and the dashing of the waves does not affect it even a bit, even so a man who is endowed with courage is not affected by the dark perilous waves of this world.



You can never be perfect, so just take out the fear of making mistakes, use your courage to suppress it. “Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people.” A famous quote by Anne Lamott in her book Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.


Like NIKE( the designer) 'just do it'. That particular thing that causes fear should be what you should do. If you’re the kind of person that likes doing things the easy way, then you might like just letting the fear be there and doing it anyway. There’s no rule that says that you have to let fear control you. When you’ve done things in fear a few times, it starts to go away on its own, because you begin to realize that there’s nothing dangerous about fear.


This is a lot easier said than done, so do it in small steps. Be okay with not being perfect. It’s easy to get bogged down by perfection. We’ve been taught unconsciously since early childhood that making mistakes is bad.


In fact, there are many sayings and experts that stress the importance of making mistakes for creating and achieving great things. Your fears can be a propeller for success. Fear is the spice in our life and using it to your advantage can make the difference between being miserable and being happy.


Fear is painful when you try to push it away. Don’t resist. Allow the fear to fill your whole body and be completely aware and curious of how it affects you. A funny thing happens when you do this, the fear usually disappears because you’re not afraid of it. Remember those dreams where you’re being chased by something horrible? Fear is the same way. It’s chasing you, but once you stop running and turn around, it goes up in smoke, because it was an illusion.

Another great way to overcome your fear is gratitude. Have you ever noticed how hard it is to be afraid, angry or depressed while thinking about what you are grateful for? There are many exercises you can go through, but I’ll spare you, because there are no rules needed to take advantage of the feelings that gratitude provides.
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at I do is I sit or lie down, go through everything I am grateful for and keep doing it until I feel satisfied and happy. I then bask in that feeling and really get curious about how I can feel so good and how I can feel even better. Ask the right questions and magic happens. There’s no room for fear when you’re in a deep state of gratitude.

Giving you this because you won't need that fear in the new week. So stand up, fight the fear or use the fear to achieve greatness.