The Wisdom of Fear
by Madisyn Taylor
Anything worth doing will always have
some fear attached to it. For example, having a baby, getting married, changing
careers—all of these life changes can bring up deep fears. It helps to remember
that this type of fear is good. It is your way of questioning whether you really
want the new life these changes will bring. It is also a potent reminder that
releasing and grieving the past is a necessary part of moving into the new.
Fear has a way of throwing us off balance, making us feel uncertain and
insecure, but it is not meant to discourage us. Its purpose is to notify us that
we are at the edge of our comfort zone, poised in between the old life and a new
one. Whenever we face our fear, we overcome an inner obstacle and move into new
and life-enhancing territory, both inside and out. The more we learn to respect
and even welcome fear, the more we will be able to hear its wisdom, wisdom that
will let us know that the time has come to move forward, or not. While comfort
with fear is a contradiction in terms, we can learn to honor our fear,
recognizing its arrival, listening to its intelligence, and respecting it as a
harbinger of transformation. Indeed, it informs us that the change we are
contemplating is significant, enabling us to approach it with the proper
reverence.
You might wish to converse with your fear, plumbing its
depths for a greater understanding of the change you are making. You could do
this by sitting quietly in meditation and listening or by journaling. Writing
down whatever comes up—your worries, your sadness, your excitement, your
hopes—is a great way to learn about yourself through the vehicle of fear and to
remember that fear almost always comes alongside anything worth doing in your
life.
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