Reality. In a lot of ways it’s what you think it is. What you believe it is. Our minds create an understanding and perception of how things are but it is a personal thing. One person’s reality is very different from anothers and our minds can play tricks on us, leading us up wrong way streets.
When the fear demons play a visit, they can present a view of reality that is scary. Sometimes just a little bit scary and sometimes terrifyingly scary. Fear exists in all of us but sometimes it gets out of control.
A young girl wants to swim but she’s scared of the water. A wall comes up in her mind and gets between her and swimming.
A singer wants to perform but is terrified of going on stage. A wall comes up between her and her performance.
A man wants to apply for a job but is scared of getting rejected. A wall comes up between him and his dream job.
All three have a dream, a desire to do something and all three are blocked by the fear in their mind. The wall of fear.
None of us like to feel scared. We run from it. We avoid it. We distract ourselves from it. Fear is not a nice feeling.
FEAR = false expectations appearing real. FEAR = F*ck everything and run.
Fear exists in the mind. It is an imagined set of outcomes and because of the emotional response it can trigger, can seem very real and very powerful. And it can be very limiting on anyone’s life.
A young baby taken to the swimming pool will just swim. They have no fear – yet. So they just do it. An older child knows fear – and so holds back from taking the plunge.
Fears can hold us back from living our lives to the full.
Fear can be paralysing. Taken to the extreme, it can stop someone from wanting to leave their home.
If we let fear control us, our lives will shrink down and down into smaller and smaller decreasing circles.
And life will be half lived.
Do you know what your fears are? And are you going to let them rule you?
What are your fears?
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