Fear -- The Opposite Effect!
Let me inspire you to see that what you fear.... grows! In further study of Finely's book, Fearless Living, I see that he claims that most of our suffering is self induced. Much of it comes from constantly going over and over in our minds the very things that are painful to us. He says," we suffer because we consort with painful thoughts and feelings, thinking somehow that not wanting them makes them go away. But our unconscious actions betray us; first, by animating what makes us ache, and then by binding us to that relationship through our resistance to it.... Not wanting our negative states actually nourishes them!"
I can tell you from my own personal experience that it is hard to get over what hurts us. I have lived a lifetime of painful situations and still have them. I have had a recent one to deal with this past year and let me tell you it has been hard! At first my mind would replay the misery over and over again. It was as if I had no control over thinking about it at all. Sometimes reality would creep in and say, "you are only hurting yourself by thinking about this constantly".
Thank God that as time goes on we do become separated from the sharp pain... but I do not believe that time heals all wounds. Only we can facilitate the healing of our own minds.
Last week I was driving down the road and the painful thought entered my mind right out of no where! Then I heard this gentle, loving, firm voice say, "stephanie, you don't have to think about that anymore". I was somewhat shocked! I had never considered that I did not have to think about it anymore. I really liked the sound of that. I believe it was my true self talking to my little self. For my true self knows that the painful thing is not even real anymore... it is gone... history.
Finely says, " seen properly, what is any dark mental or emotional habit --- such as fearfully trying to protect ourselves from what "may be" --- other then the unconscious practice of perfecting WHAT PUNISHES US?"
He also says that what we give life to, negative states, negative painful thoughts, we can also withdraw that same life at any time we so choose!
How? Keep joining me for some answers... isn't it time we learned the truth?
Namaste! Keep peace as your heading!
Monday, June 23, 2008 at 02:54PM
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