Fear of Doing The Thing
Hello! June 18th, 2011
It's 4 in the morning and I feel fear. I've heard noises outside my window off and on for the past hour. I finally called to ask a patrol car to make a drive by the house. When I go through anything challenging, I always ask myself, 'What can I learn from this?'
In this case, here is what I am learning: I have come a long way in my journey with fear.
A crystalized description of Doing The Thing is: Loving and Living who you really are.
I've heard fear described as False Expectations Appearing Real. When I think of fear, I think also of worry, doubt, insecurity, anxiety, panic attacks and general dis-ease.
I believe fear is the biggest obstacle we face as human beings.
The best thing about my fear tonight is that it feels pure, real, heart-pounding,--I'm going to take action on my behalf and get back to feeling good--kind of feeling. There is a reason for this fear.
Most of my life I have lived with a different kind of fear; a low grade anxiety that held me prisoner on a daily basis keeping me from who I really am for no good reason. It is this kind of fear that interests me the most.
The most insidious and damaging fear is not what's outside the window. The worst kind of fear is the insecurity inside us. It can look like this:
* What do others think of me?
* What if they reject me?
* Am I good enough?
* Am I worthy?
It is the day to day fear of saying the wrong thing or doing the wrong thing that builds layer upon layer of keeping your true shine at bay. Years of this add up to tension, pain and possibly illness on a physical level and a range from simple discontent to psychosis on an emotional level.
It is time to act on our own behalf. In the book I have written called Doing The Thing, I share my struggles, action steps, experiences and triumphs in overcoming obstacles such as fear and more.
Doing The Thing is designed to move us toward who we really are = love, health, joy, wealth, creativity and peace.
Take one small action step for yourself today.
Do The Thing with Heart,
Dana
It's 4 in the morning and I feel fear. I've heard noises outside my window off and on for the past hour. I finally called to ask a patrol car to make a drive by the house. When I go through anything challenging, I always ask myself, 'What can I learn from this?'
In this case, here is what I am learning: I have come a long way in my journey with fear.
A crystalized description of Doing The Thing is: Loving and Living who you really are.
I've heard fear described as False Expectations Appearing Real. When I think of fear, I think also of worry, doubt, insecurity, anxiety, panic attacks and general dis-ease.
I believe fear is the biggest obstacle we face as human beings.
The best thing about my fear tonight is that it feels pure, real, heart-pounding,--I'm going to take action on my behalf and get back to feeling good--kind of feeling. There is a reason for this fear.
Most of my life I have lived with a different kind of fear; a low grade anxiety that held me prisoner on a daily basis keeping me from who I really am for no good reason. It is this kind of fear that interests me the most.
The most insidious and damaging fear is not what's outside the window. The worst kind of fear is the insecurity inside us. It can look like this:
* What do others think of me?
* What if they reject me?
* Am I good enough?
* Am I worthy?
It is the day to day fear of saying the wrong thing or doing the wrong thing that builds layer upon layer of keeping your true shine at bay. Years of this add up to tension, pain and possibly illness on a physical level and a range from simple discontent to psychosis on an emotional level.
It is time to act on our own behalf. In the book I have written called Doing The Thing, I share my struggles, action steps, experiences and triumphs in overcoming obstacles such as fear and more.
Doing The Thing is designed to move us toward who we really are = love, health, joy, wealth, creativity and peace.
Take one small action step for yourself today.
Do The Thing with Heart,
Dana
Posted by Dana Quade at 6/18/2011 5:11 AM 
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Tags: fear worry doubt safety personal power love insecurity confidence
Categories: uncategorized
Tags: fear worry doubt safety personal power love insecurity confidence
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