Tonights meeting was about facing fear. That is a subject I have been emersed in a lot this month. I heard a lot of great things tonight. Several things I've learned thus far are that when we face our fears and work through them they lose their power, their hold on me. I have also learned that fear cannot exist in the face of faith. My program teaches me to trust in my Higher Power and when I do that I find that I have strength to overcome all that life brings my way. All I have to do is reach for the outstretched hand of my Higher Power and I can face anything.
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."--- Frank Herbert, Dune - Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear
The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Journals, 1833
William Allen White:
I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.
Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death. Author: Unknown
13 comments:
Yes fears do lose their power in the light of day.
Good stuff...fear I think is the only true evil. It takes from me all that is good and leaves with me a dark falsehood.
I love the quotes. and feeding faith...... if you feed it, it will grow.
Yuss. A fine post on a thorny topic. Who cares to admit he is fearful?
Good work, fella.
I don't think there is anything more crippling than fear. Everything "bad" or "difficult" in my life today finds it's roots in fear. A comfortable faith that my HP will makes things exactly as they should be takes away my fear. For me, it takes daily efforts to maintain and further develop this faith. I HAVE to remember that I cannot make anything better by worrying about it or fearing an outcome.
FEAR
Fuck everything and run.
OR
False evidence appearing Real
Its the disease that keeps me in fear. Its recovery that leads me to faith. I've heard it said that I cannot have fear and faith in the same moment. I hope I can keep choosing faith but when I am afraid if I can use it to be cautious not a reason to become paralyzed or to cut n run then I have made some progress.
If only we could all get that into our heads. What you've said makes absolute sense.
When I was a kid I was afraid of being afraid. I hated the racing of my heart, the pit in the bottom of my stomach, I hated fear. When I grew up I realized that sometimes fear is what keeps you from touching the fire, keeps you from getting burned...but sometimes it's what makes you unable to heal. I'm glad you are living in fear anymore.
I love watching fear dissipate. This was one of the things I learned early on in the rooms and haven't let go of. There's not much fear in my life these days - hardly ever now that I think about it.
I am getting excited for your arrival!!! I look forward to meeting you. Make sure you leave your number when you call... yippee!!!
I remembered last night--
Face Everything and Recover.
Enjoy your today Rex!
Wow.
I was the master of fear! I was neurotic years ago! I was afraid of the dark, afraid to be alone, afraid to go to sleep, afraid of death. Afraid of EVERYTHING! When I finally got sober and working the steps, I realized one day that I came home from work and didn't check all the closets and under the bed, and actually went to sleep without shivering in fear!
I found God, and lost my fears! I live alone now and love it!
Great post. You will have faith when you most need it.
Forgiving, letting go--releasing fear and so on can be so difficult and yet so easy if the mind just attends to a little re-training. There are some free subliminal and hypnosis programs for these issues at www.innertalk.com and they helped me.
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