The Two Sides of Fear
Fear cannot be boiled down to two things, but for today, let's look at two major sides of fear.
1. Fear as the result of believing a lie.
2. Fear as the opportunity to gain something.
Many, many fears are the result of buying into a lie. The lies vary quite drastically from "I'm not good enough" to "that's not possible" and even to "people will think bad things about you if...".
These types of fears should just be discarded. It's often hard to filter out what's truth and isn't when it comes to the lies we have often told ourselves though. It takes usually a trusted outside source to help filter those out.
The second side of fear is in the potential. The potential in fear is quite surprising. When we fear something, we are faced with an opportunity. Usually an opportunity to gain something of value. The value could again range from "victory over something that has held us back" or to "accomplish something much greater than we have ever done before".
The key is, don't let fear paralze you. Examine it and see if it's even true. If it may hold some truth, use it as an opportunity to gain something you have never had before.
1. Fear as the result of believing a lie.
2. Fear as the opportunity to gain something.
Many, many fears are the result of buying into a lie. The lies vary quite drastically from "I'm not good enough" to "that's not possible" and even to "people will think bad things about you if...".
These types of fears should just be discarded. It's often hard to filter out what's truth and isn't when it comes to the lies we have often told ourselves though. It takes usually a trusted outside source to help filter those out.
The second side of fear is in the potential. The potential in fear is quite surprising. When we fear something, we are faced with an opportunity. Usually an opportunity to gain something of value. The value could again range from "victory over something that has held us back" or to "accomplish something much greater than we have ever done before".
The key is, don't let fear paralze you. Examine it and see if it's even true. If it may hold some truth, use it as an opportunity to gain something you have never had before.
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