Fear, Fantasy, and Reality
Over the years, I’ve heard people say things like: fear stands for false evidence appearing real and eff everything and run. When it comes to fear, I seldom allow that emotion to dictate my movements. I’m not talking about the healthy fear of a tiger or bear, but rather the unhealthy, possibly toxic fear of doing something. Maybe it’s a call I need to make or a person I should be speaking to or possibly a task that needs completion.
It would be great to confess that I live with no fear. It would be great to say I have such faith, resolve, and conviction that the emotion never rears its ugly head. That would be great and it would also be false. Fear pops up more than I’d like to admit and the insidious part about that particular emotion is, rarely does it appears as fear. It’ll manifest in a variety of ways and it takes some quiet reflection to realize it’s actually fear and not what it appears to be in that particular moment.
The one thing that’s helped more than any other with regards to eliminating or lessening fear is directed assessment and reflection. I have to look at a particular situation and ask a couple of questions. The main one is “What about this situation or person is stopping me from moving forward?” Once I look at it from a slightly different angle, then a bit or clarity appears. After that, it’s a matter of belief and conviction. I ask my Creator to remove that thing or person. The fear of that thing goes away almost immediately. I then continue with my reason for existing.
Living in fear or fantasy isn’t as good as living in reality. You can do what me and many others have done. You can create your own reality. You can fix within you mind the ideal version of you, your income, your family, your body, your speech, and every other aspect of your life. At first it’ll seem like fantasy, but something happens, and it doesn’t take long. You begin to get what you focus on. Those things and situations, cars you drive and houses you live in start to become reality. Fear and fantasy slide to the side for your newly crafted reality.
It requires more than simply thinking about it repeatedly. It requires more action than you’ve probably ever taken, but the payoff, your reward is your ideal reality. Resources become apparent, truly evidence of something assisting on your new journey. Your fear subsides as you confidently embrace a reality you desire.
Today, Tuesday, February, 25, 2025, I am grateful that: