Feeling into the emotional space inside myself,
\nscared to find the fear\/pain that was always there
\nI gingerly turn on the light and slowly realize
\nthat there the space is empty, the fear is gone.
\nIt is gone and I am free, free to relax the
\nvigilance, that always guarded against
\nthe threat that this pain or fear would
\nbe stimulated, would awaken to haunt me<\/p>\n
This fear I put there to protect me from harm,
\nif I am fearful enough inside somehow I will avoid
\nfearful things outside. What strange logic?
\nHow true to say “All we need fear is fear itself.”
\nHow much we suffer from trying not to suffer,
\ndoing unto ourselves before someone else does unto us.
\nWe create more of what we seek to avoid,
\ncarrying fear around all the time so as not to
\nhave anything fearful happen to us, some time.
\nAnd finally being fearful we create events,
\nor draw in people that will confirm this to us so
\nand we can say: see we were right to be afraid.<\/p>\n
Setting aside the fear of fear, relaxing into our core
\nwe trust ourselves to walk peacefully in the world
\nEven if we don’t eliminate all possible events
\nwe are only afraid when we need to be
\nnot of our own depths so we can’t sleep well at night.
\nMost of the time we can know peace and joy,
\nthe door is open to happiness,
\nfeeling safe in our own being, we connect freely to life and love.<\/p>\n
Blessed be.<\/p>\n
Setting aside the fear of fear, relaxing into our core we trust ourselves to walk peacefully in the world. Even if we don’t eliminate all possible events we are only afraid when we need to be, not of our own depths so we can’t sleep well at night. Most of the time we can know peace and joy the door is open to happiness, feeling safe in our own being, we connect freely to life and love.<\/p>\n
Blessed be. <\/p>\n
(\u00a9 3\/2008)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Feeling into the emotional space inside myself, scared to find the fear\/pain that was always there I gingerly turn on the light and slowly realize that there the space is empty, the fear is gone. It is gone and I … Continue reading