Facing Forward, Pursuing Progress
Fear has great wisdom
Face it boldly and head-on
Always stay mindful
This is a profound challenge for me. I do not like the sensation of fear. Yet I know it’s a required sensation for growth.
As we push ourselves outside our “comfort zone”, fear holds sway. Listen to it, see what it’s trying to say, look for truth. Is there something real to be afraid of, or is it the unknown, the simple possibility of failure? When you’ve done such, answers tend you be intuitively obvious.
The doom of choosing
I’m afraid of being wrong
Predawn tree’s stillness
There are many fears
They will never be lonely
I can leave them be
It’s so hard, sometimes, to disentangle from my fears. They are so deeply interwoven into my life. Yet I’ve rooted out many over the years.
May you be freed from fear’s inertia. From its attempts to rob you of joy and wonder.
And may your Sunday recharge and invigorate you.
I find it hard at times
As fears creep forth
Snaring my heart
Corrupting my dreams
Distorting logic
Contorting my focus
Into destruction
I don’t understand it’s allure
And why it captivates me
But I shall refuse it’s temptation
And uphold my dreams
Taught risk avoidance
Always so vigorously
Hence why fear haunts me
Darkness and the light
Elements of all our lives
Don’t give in to fear
Finding oneself aligned with the light, it’s easy to be afraid of the darkness within us.
I wonder if I would’ve resisted the Nazis had I lived in WWII Germany. Would I have been able to resist my fears, of the ever present Gestapo.
Do you think you would’ve risked your life?
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p style=”font-family:"”>Summoned against fear
Rage brings forth power
Everything comes with a cost
Not a path to peace
I feed in darkness
Wander the night, consuming
Chocolate fears me