The Daily Write
Fear is a Fickle Beast
What is your relationship to fear?
Fear comes and goes in waves for me these days.
It’s not a constant companion — thank God — but it also hasn’t disappeared.
Some days I feel fearless — usually when I’m connected to myself and the universe, and feeling energized and excited.
Other days, fear grips me. When I replay scenarios over and over again. When my mind swirls about contingency plans and how to avoid the very thing I fear.
I don’t have a “most afraid” thing because every day or every week it changes. It’s never a constant.
What about you?
My Relationship with Fear
What I am grateful for is that I no longer fear fear. When it arrives, I go back to what I know: That it’s time to get grounded, connect to spirit and process those fears.
I ask myself, “What’s the worst that could happen?” and actually contemplate it. And then I realize that no matter what, I’ll be just fine.
For example, today we are in the midst of putting in an offer to buy a home. It’s the biggest purchase I’ve ever made in my life.
Fear swirls around with potential drawbacks and worst-case…