What would you do if you had no fear?
posted by Deva Karuno
What would happen if we never thought small? What if you did all the things you want to do? What if you were free to live your life every day?
It is interesting to see why we think small, why we don’t do all the things that go through our minds, why we don’t do everything we really want to do.
When we think of human lives, a soul is born on Earth. That soul must fulfill its mission and then it ceases to exist on this planet. Why wouldn't that soul do everything it wants to do? Why would that be left out, somehow?
It is as if we are taken to the largest water park and believe that we cannot go to all the toys, and that we just have to sit and watch.
Why? Can something bad happen? Can we get hurt? Can we look like idiots? Maybe die?
Well, if we get hurt, we heal. Can we look like an idiot? Well, that's just your mind trying to boycott you. And die? This is part of the process, there is no way to change this fact.
Why would any of these things prevent us from having an experience?
ADJUSTING GROUP THOUGHT IDEAS
Perhaps it is because we accept someone else's definition of what an “adequate”, right and reasonable life was. We accept everything that our social environment believes to be right and that is what we do.
If our social media is rich and we have to maintain a certain posture in life, then we do it. If our social circles are poor and we have to maintain a certain attitude towards the world, then we do it. If our circles are “legal”, then we must also resist the system and rebel. If our circles are intellectual, we must do reasonable and rational things.
But we haven't been here for that long.
Is that really why we came here? To fit someone else's idea of what is "normal" and accepted?
It is as if we have forgotten that we are only here for a short period of time. Certainly, our energy must not be spent living according to the ideas of another soul, and this soul must fulfill its own journey.
But many fears have been placed within us and among them we have the fear of not fitting in, that of abandonment, the fear of not being good enough, that of looking stupid, of being hurt and even the fear of being alone.
What if we looked directly at these fears and realized that they were all absurd?
There is no substance in any of them. They are smoke and mirrors. They are only real when you hear them whispering from the closet. But when you open the door and look at them, there is nothing there.
INTERNAL FORCE
The reason these fears have always had some power is because we place our security and self-esteem in the hands and opinions of others.
As children, we expected our parents to protect us. Maybe we went to church and they told us that they had the answers to salvation and without them, we would burn for eternity in the fires of hell. We went to school and our intelligence was determined by the tests done by the school. What determined whether or not we were socially acceptable was whether we were loved or popular at school.
It is no wonder that we seek the approval of others, and this ends up causing an internal conflict between what we think we are, with what society expects us to be.
In order to release these fears, we have to find real inner strength. It is not just a matter of cutting the strings of these strong (though imaginary) security guards in our lives and then struggling with the wind.
First, we find a new inner form. For me, this is a connection to God and the universe. It is also a deep connection with Nature. It is a connection to the whole. It is a connection to something bigger than just our little physical lives. Even though we can't name it, just knowing that there is something else is perfect.
Because this is where we find our strength.
And when we find strength, we find courage.
WHAT DO YOU REALLY DO?
Let's say you find that inner strength. Let's say that with that strength, you find incredible courage to do anything.
What would you like to do?
If there was no fear, what would you do?
What if your only goal in life was to live for real?
What would you do first?
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Namaste,