The idea that fear can be a motivator doesn’t sit well with me.
After all, aren’t we supposed to be focusing on positive things? If I do all the traditional things we are supposed to do like “stare down your fears” or “take your fears on like a champ” or whatever the current method du jour from the motivational speaker camp is, then doesn’t that put me into a frame of mind that my thoughts are focused directly onto the object I am working to eliminate!
Well, if the last 20 weeks have taught me anything, it would be that my mind is the most powerful thing I have going for me. If I acknowledge whatever I fear but treat it like an ember from a campfire that lands on my clothing and is quickly flicked away, and I use the Law of Substitution to then focus on what I want, fear, by very definition, must take a back seat.
Since fear is an emotion that is based on a preconceived expected outcome, If I can alter that, then have I not changed my “within” which in turn changes my without? I expect nothing less…see what I did there?
I am a little confuzzled by this too. Your point rings true…if we think of the fear to use it as a tool, that is contrary to what we’ve been learning all these weeks. I very much look forward to learning the answers.
I agree. If you live in the now how do you change the outcome of fear if fear is in the future?
Good point Ron, fear stifles creative thought.
Hi Ron, The word picture of flicking an ember off of your clothing, is liken to a negative thought out of your mind is an example of how quickly one must act on that negative. Good post. Cheering you on.