Part 1: Alert! I’m In a Fear Story

I am afraid.

I am scared that if I take a step forward that something will go wrong.

I am fearful that I will not be understood.

I worry that if I speak I will lose myself or my relationships.

I’m afraid that things will change.

I am not in danger, but I have fears that make me think I am. These thoughts and feelings breed doubt, resistance, grief, struggle, inaction; feelings of being trapped and stuck. I know this place all too well; whether I’ve learned this from trauma, history, community, relationships, or ingrained and patterned shame.

And if I stay here, in this fear, nothing changes this feeling.

And if I don’t step forward I will never know what could be.

And if this fear controls me I lose the opportunity to trust myself.

And if I live in fear I may never know what it’s like to feel free.

And I want to be more afraid of that - that if I don’t look at my fears and face them then I will remain stuck, clutter minded and stagnant. That my authenticity will be stifled and I will live out my days in dissatisfaction and captive to my fear story. How are you being held captive by your fear story? In part two I want to explore together identifying our fear stories that keep us stuck and choosing a story of Breaking Free.