Fear!
Fear is an emotion.
Emotions are our own personal radar system that help us process our state of being. An emotion is a natural instinctive state of mind that is triggered by one’s circumstances, relationships with others, previous experiences and one’s own personal definition of the emotion or event that has triggered it to arise.
This said, fear can be felt by Sofi when a dog is near because she was bit as a child whereas Cindy feels happiness and comfort in the presence of the same dog because she has never had a traumatic experience or has processed it and already made peace with it. Sofi’s fear is not unwarranted or for her to ignore , its for her to observe and make decisions based on her current situation so she can preserve and maintain her wellbeing.
Emotions are felt and then observed so that we can discern our state of being. Are we safe right now or are we experiencing the emotion due to it reminding us of a past event where we were not safe?
When we observe an emotion and experience a feeling be it pleasant or unpleasant we must remain cognitively aware that the feeling we experience is not due the feeling itself but is due to our definition of the feeling . If we begin to say “I AM afraid instead of I’m experiencing the feeling of fear and should discern why… we become the emotion which is not meant to be a being but a message system from ourselves.
Fear comes from our own beliefs and/or our instincts.
Fear should never be ignored but should be often times overridden after we have located its origin.
If fear is triggered in you and it causes you to cautiously look both ways and then cross the street… and then the reminder passes. In fact most of us override fear after processing it hundreds of times a day . Fear actually assists with our staying alive and well. Fear isn’t a negative emotion by comes and goes mostly unnoticed as it sends us little reminders that keep us from getting hurt, sick etc…because it transmutes into what many people call common sense.
Fear is villainized by many of us because we define it as the cause of feelings that are unpleasant and or the root of the results we do not want.
Fear isn’t a villain . Our reaction to experiencing fear is in fact responsible for the negative and unpleasant feelings and our own decisions of what to do because of the feelings.
Fear itself is not a liar. Fear isn’t a being. You are the creator of your fear and you create based on what you believe prior to the experiencing of each instance of fear. If you believe something is bad and evil and dangerous and then come in contact with it … it triggers the fear emotion to be released into your system and now it’s time to observe your emotion. This is because maybe it’s based more on a prior event and you can decide you’re not in danger. Maybe you will decide it’s your common sense saying, “hey, look both ways, have a plan”. Maybe you will realize you’re in immediate danger and take action to protect your being. So it’s not that fear is always a liar but that sometimes we lie to ourselves because we believe something that isn’t true in that moment.
Fear doesn’t Cause panic.
Our beliefs about fear cause our reactions to its presence and if we believe feeling fear means we should panic, if that’s our chosen or natural response —then we will panic. Fear didn’t panic… we did.
Villainizing an emotion is an unconscious form of emotional and psychological self invalidation and is often a huge hurdle people use to spiritually bypass every unpleasant emotion that arises. It’s a waste of time pointing our fingers at fear instead of at our own reactions to it.
I too preach about fear being a liar , a thief etc…. but it’s metaphorical when I say it and I really hadn’t realized the harm I was causing by assuming most people knew that I was being poetic. I’m seeing the harm in not being precise with the magic spells that words can weave.
What I am saying is that it’s okay to Feel the fear , thank it when it assisted and release it as you move on with the lesson OR realize you felt it because of a trigger that doesn’t apply now and then release it. BUT in all circumstances RELEASE IT. Emotions are to be felt and not for us to become.
Fear.
It is what you make it.
Crystal Lynn Rossi
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