Monday, March 1, 2021

F.E.A.R.

 


F.E.A.R. Forget Everything And Run OR Face Everything And Rise! I read this as a post on Facebook about a year ago and I re-shared it as I thought it was a great post. At the time there was more I wanted to say on this but didn’t, for the simple and foolish reason that I was, wait for it: scared. Scared it was not the right time; that people would think what I had to say nonsense. Scared that they may feedback negatively to me in some way. Scared of offending. Whatever it was I had that fear and didn’t act on it. I simply re-posted it and ran. I then forgot about it until recently.

Recently I have begun to consider this statement and where I stand with it in certain situations in life. I have thought a lot about fear and also about other peoples fears as they often come up in discussion. I’m sure we have all got many stories of where we have avoided our fears as well as when we have face them.

I have become curious as to why we give our fears so much power. We ourselves have the choice when faced with something we fear: as it says we can face it or we can run. Of course, there are times where running is the most sensible and safest option such as escaping from danger. Most of the time we are not in immediate danger, we are just perceiving it that way to avoid making tough decisions.

Let’s consider this question: where is the power? By running, are we seizing the power and evolving? No, by running we are actually abdicating that power, handing it to the thing/person of which we are fearful and giving it/them strength to grow. Our growth surely comes from the seizing the power, facing the fear and rising. The clue is in there, we take on that fear, take back that powerand we are strong. We rise and grow.

So how do we do this? How can we move from a culture of run to rise?

1.     Recognise our fears- get to know what you are fearful of. Look at how these fears are holding you back and reconnect with your thoughts.

2.     Recognise what gives our fears power- the most common one is the news. (I know, here she goes again). Whenever I have used EFT with anyone and they have cut out the news from their life, it has made such as big difference. It never ceases to amaze me the amount of people who tell me they watch the news right before bed and I ask them do you sleep well, already knowing the answer.

3.     Focus on strength- We need to focus on positivity, focus on what we want in our life, how we want to feel. If you have ever worked with the law of attraction you will know what I mean straight away. What we think we bring about, focus on the positive and the exciting. That is the growth.

4.     Work on yourself- Find something to help you deal with your fear. EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is a great one as it allows you to clear the negative emotion and move on.

Not facing our fears can over time lead to poor physical,emotional and mental health. So, let’s take back that control, don’t give our fears the power, they don’t deserve it. Instead, thank them for what they are, an opportunity to Face Everything And Rise.

If you would like to find out more, Ed and I are running a webinar on Tuesday 16th March at 8pm. Look out for more details on Cambridge Family Chiropractic's social media pages.