Facing Your Fears With The Solid Rock of Wisdom
Everyone of us face fears at one time or another in our life. One of the greatest fears is the fear of the unknown! In the business world it is fear of failure cause we just don't know if we can cut it; be a success at something new.
When I was a child the unknown was represented by the dark closet right at the entrance of my room. Sometimes I would walk by it fast as I went in my room and other times I was afraid to go past it to get out. Fear of the unknown boogie man that lived in the back of the closet.
As a teen I was afraid of rejection. I had little self-esteem and was afraid to talk to girls fearful that they would reject me!
I learned to face my fears, that was until I joined the Navy and went to boot camp – that first night was full of the fear of the unknown; how am I going to make it through boot camp without my parents help – I couldn’t run away to home I had to face my fears.
As I grew up my fears changed but there was always some unknown fear present in my life. Many times I feared what would happen to us when there was no money and the bills were due.
You know I noticed today that you don’t have to come up with your own fears, the media and TV are constantly warning us of some disastrous problem ahead – So that we now have a ton of stuff to fear.
Recent develops warned us of many dangers – If you’re not afraid of those, there are those who warn us that unless we do something now the world will end!
So often our fears are motivated by our feelings!
We feel scared of the unknown – we feel scared of surviving life on our own – we feel fear of failure – all motivated by feelings. Oh, and that great one we often face Self-Judgment; we are not good enough to succeed.
Feelings—an emotional state or reaction – a belief, especially a vague or irrational belief.
Feelings will cause us to be confused, sad, mad, and totally lost.
Feelings change as rapidly as the weather in my neck of the woods.
It is like you’re a yo-yo on a string with your happiness tied to the circumstances that you cannot control in your life. FEELINGS ARE UNSTABLE!
When we live our life based on our feelings (EMOTIONS) we will never live a life that is content instead we will be making more stupid decisions that in the end will cause more self-doubt and more fear.
IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE TO LIVE A LIFE WITHOUT FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN?
WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A FOUNDATION THAT WILL GIVE US A BASE TO REJECT THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WISDOM CAN BE A GREAT FOUNDATION TO FACE OUR FEARS?
I believe that wisdom is the foundation that can help us stand up to our own fears.
SOME GREAT WORDS OF WISDOM FROM OTHERS
"Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and just listen. No more is needed. Being still, looking, and listening activates the non-conceptual intelligence within you. Let stillness direct your words and actions." ECKHART TOLLE
"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk". DOUG LARSON
"You may not have very much sense. But if you have enough to keep your mouth shut and look wise, it will not be long before you acquire a wide reputation as a fountain of Wisdom". ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES
Think about that - if we let fear stop us from success than more than like we are making a decision on feelings.
Be wise about your decisions, listen to others, listen to your thoughts. But, whatever you do - Don't listen to your feelings - they will deceive you.
Thank you in advance for reading my post and I encourage you to like and share your thoughts on overcoming fears on the road to success.
Blessings
Ray
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I really enjoyed reading this blog about "fears"
Many days of frustration with fears have and still come across my path to try and hinder me from moving forward, but I had to learn how to face my fears in order to overcome them.
Hi Mark, good to hear from you and thank you for reading and commenting.
May the rest of your week be blessed.
Ray
I think you have to identify your fears but the cannot stop you from achieving something better
Hi Josephine, I believe you have a great point, by identifying your fear you can face it head on for false reality that it is. To be successful we must face it and reject in, moving ahead anyways.
Thank you for reading and commenting.
Blessings
Ray
“Conquer your fears and you will find the secret quality for your life.” Tom Short.
“Hope is the fertilizer for your positive way to a better life.” Tom Short.
“your hopes and dreams are now ready for construction.” Tom Short.
Thank you for your time,
Tom.
Good afternoon my friend, yes you're correct we all have experienced fear one time or another, however my philosophy is, Kik the fear out the door and do what you know you have to do. May you have a most wonderful night.
Love your thoughts on this Earl. Thanks for stopping and sharing your insight.
Hope you have a blessed rest of the week.
Ray
If you're talking then you're not listening and if you're not listening...you're not learning.
Learning to control our emotions is key but that doesn't just mean ignoring them and forgetting they are there, it means channeling them so that they work for us and not against us.
This is a wonderful post Ray, a real mid stimulator, thank you.
Another good quote Ray, is this: "The only thing to fear is fear itself" FDR, first inaugural address.
Jeff
Great job Ray,Congratulation to you for such amazing post. Keep up the good work.May you continue to have great success with your business.Have a great day.
Hi Fitzgerald, thank you. I really appreciate the encouragement.
Hope you have a blessed rest of the week.
Ray
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We are all afraid of something, at some time or other. You are right -- we must not let our fears get the upper hand. When we do manage to overcome a fear and move forward, the feeling is so freeing. I believe you have a good point when you say we need wisdom to overlook fears.
Hi Fran, good to hear from you and thank you for stopping by and adding your kind thoughts.
Blessings
Ray