Free From Fear

When you find yourself wrapped up in the midst of it, overcoming fear can be more than a notion. It is extremely difficult to pull yourself out once the throes of fear have placed their grip upon you but there are ways.

The first step is to find that tiny part of your mind that refused to give in to the panic and cling to it for dear life. You will recognize the place because you will feel a sense of calm and relief there. Once there, block out attempts of the fear from getting in. It is important not to focus on what it was that created the fear. Just rest in the peace in that portion of your being that is without the fear.

Just as you should have realized that being in the midst of fear has your heart beating faster and your blood running hot, you will see that your heart will begin to slow down and you will start to feel cooler. That is the time to breathe slowly and deeply. Breathe slowly in through your nose to the count of four and push the air past your lungs into your diaphragm. Then breathe back out through your nose, again to the count of four. If you cannot breathe through your nose, then use your mouth.

As you conduct your breathing exercise, do not think about anything but your breath and the count. Continue through the cycle of in and out for five minutes. Feel the relaxation come over you and consume you.

Slowly pull yourself back into your space. Test yourself to see if you can hold on to the peace. If not, go back into your breathing until you can ground yourself. Once you can begin to operate without the fear taking control, begin to remind yourself of the blessings and joys you have in your life and the anchors created that allow you to remember who you truly are.

If you do not know what we mean when we say ‘anchors’ in overcoming fear, do not worry. We will discuss this in the next article.

Are you ready to transform your fears?

It is real easy to say “let go” and “peace be still” but truly releasing yourself into the knowing that you are divine and that which you do has direction in the face of fear is another kettle of fish.

Sometimes, even when we are sure we’ve “got it,” there are times when we get knocked off our boat.  This is a natural thing.  It is pulling yourself back up on the boat, drying yourself off and then continue rowing toward your destination that is the important thing.

Often times, we will feel guilty about feeling less than adequate and perhaps even going as far as shedding a tear or two.  Then we beat ourselves up for having given in to our fears, which contributes to intensifying the fears as opposed to letting them go.

The next thing we know, we are in the midst of depression.  Once that sucker gets you, there is no letting go.  You have to just ride the waves on that one.

The solution?  Don’t give in.  Recognize when you are beginning to slip into the control of your fear.  Some of you will get those telltale signs in the pit of your stomach – butterflies or quivers.  That is actually why we are told to breathe.  To calm those bad boys down.  When we give in to the shakes, we forget to breathe and within the tenseness, the emotion sets in.

Our breathing relaxes that area of our body and allows it to release the emotion that is attempting to gain hold of us.  We can even envision the emotion rising up through us to our heart area so we can rearrange the energy so that it feels better.

The important key is to address it when it first shows its face.  Shower it with love and show it a different perspective.  Then you will have gained an ally.