There was a time years ago when I first started looking at my fears. I was always scared of Wasps and Bees, ask my family, I would run a mile whenever I saw one even a little bit close. But I got over that by walking through a field of flowers in the summer just wearing shorts. Loads of Bees brushing up against my bare legs right up to my waist. I was sweating mad but it needed to be done as I couldn't be a big scaredy cat all my life!
Next was fear of the dark which I didn't know I had. Until one night I decided to walk through a local park during pitch black night time. Oh my God! I could only go a few steps into it before I ran out again scared as hell. I didn't realise I had so much fear in me. And worst still how it made me avoid so much in my life. I carried on with the dark park excersise going further and further each night facing the fear that came up and the dark imaginings about being jumped by a gang of thugs or abducted by Aliens, yes that was one of my deep fears too.
In the end I was meditating in the middle of the dark park amongst the fox screams and the owl hoots. Now me and my 7 year old daughter do it from time to time too. She's very brave and loves looking at the stars in the dark clear night sky.
These fears we have debilitate us in so many ways causing us tons of restriction like we wouldn't believe. They keep us small, in our box, and scared of the world and each other. Anything out of the ordinary we might disbelieve and frown against. That's a sign of fear and of course a mind that's a little bit closed. There's so much of the world and of life to experience and only until we ourselves begin to take charge of our life responsibility can we really begin to snap out the shackles of our own wounded psychologies.
Close one eye and look around the room you are in. Do you see how much you can't really see? Well consider the mind, it's restriction and outdated beliefs. How well do you embrace things new? How much do you give of yourself to all of life? Do you hold back... waiting for things to be safe and known before you open up and express, before you take a chance to do the things you know you really want to do?
Fear, it's a pain in the arse. Get over it! Think of ways to face your own fears, expand and experience more of life. By that I don't mean just to book another holiday, but to actually bring more of your true self out into the world! That's what counts, and that's what living truly is.
Ronnie
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