When  first asked, most people will say that they do not have big fears. They deny knowing fear, and that is what limits them.

It is not the big fears that are usually the limiting factor in our lives, but the little ones that we easily explain away. The little moments where we say I can't do that. That's not me. We procrastinate, we take a different route. We rationalize that we don't feel up to it, that it just isn't going to work out, or that's not the way I am. Maybe for other people, we say, but not for us.

Fear makes us sick, increases our pain and decreases our tolerance. It can paralyze us, causing depression and less than resourceful states of mind.

 Fear is THE limiting factor in our personal growth, our happiness. It's a silent killer for most of us because it influences our life in ways that we don't like to admit, in ways we don't talk about. There is fear in admitting our fears, of appearing weak... less than capable. It's a self perpetuating dilemma that in the end gives us a life that is lack luster and grey. It takes the polish off and the spice away. Do you experience the quiet sadness that somehow you're not doing what you were meant to do?

Do the thing you fear...

Walking The Path of Courage

We meet fear with courage. Courage can only exist in the presence of fear. By Waking The Path you consciously meet your fears with Courage, purposefully, directly. Courage is not a virtue that stands alone, the question that either you have it or you don't. Courage is a process of meeting fear, a slap in the face of fear.

It is a mental strategy that anyone can adopt. You examine them, acknowledge them and parade them in the light of day. Fear only has power when we allow it to hide in the darkness of "what if's." We play out scenarios of consequence and loss, hallucinations. Illusions of the mind that appear real and paralyze us from acting.

Fear has often been referred to as an acronym, with each letter representing a word:  False Evidence Appearing Real

 By taking advantage of our point of power, this moment right now, we can interrupt our mind chatter and focus our mind towards our true desires. As the mind goes, so does does the body. In meeting our fears they will never again have power over us.

Most people have never taken a conscious approach to overcoming their fears. But once one makes a practice of facing fear, the source of fear becomes irrelevant. The process of overcoming it is the same across contexts and it becomes a skill learned. The fear response becomes automatic and before long you find yourself doing things that you never thought possible in an earlier life. This is the Path of Courage TM and the Art of Living Dangerously TM

We are not saying that all fear is unwarranted. Fear is a valuable communication. Fears of speeding trucks prevent you from playing in the street, recognizing physical threats and keep you safe. On a base level fear is a call to pay attention. Pay attention and identify the threat, if it's an identifiable threat then take ACTION. It is the hanging onto fear that blocks us.

Remember in this day's world, even with terrorist violence, there is a real lack of bona fide threats that we encounter. It is in our holding back from life, of really going for it that kills our dreams. You know as you read this, if on some level you play to fear.

False Evidence Appearing Real