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Suggest You - Courage, the Bridge Between Fear and Peace
Its no surprise that obesity is spreading like a deadly virus in the world! Whats more, the people affected by the epidemic are struggling with each day of their living existence! If you are extremely over weight, life becomes a big burden. You know how embarrassing it is for you to go shopping and not find a garment your size and to go a friends house and dont fit into the dining chair!It may be a laughing matter for many people but it isnt easy for the person who goes through the trauma. Keeping the emotional havoc aside, an obese person also is at a great risk as his weight can trigger a cardiac arrest and other major problems.So, is there a solution at all? Sure. There is! Diet pills can give you the support you need to lose weight and gaining back a healthy body! Diet pills are of various types. You need to decide on the one that will best suit your condition.Phentermine is a diet pill approved by the FDA. It is the mostly highly demanded pill in the U.S. Its ever increasing popularity has helped many people gain access to the wonder drug and aided in helping them lose the unwanted flab!Phentermine helps you lose weight in a short period- weeks infact! It is taken in conjunction with a good diet plan and daily schedule of physical activity!The pill works to suppress your appetite by acting on the hypothalam
POINTS TO REMEMBER
Fear is only the enemy if we do not face it.
We are afraid of what we cannot control. However, when we cannot change bad outer conditions, we can respond with courage. Courage is the bridge between fear and peace. Eventually, we reach permanent peace.
Most worry focuses on the future. We can break the habit of worry by learning to focus our attention on the present, living one day or one moment at a time. Focus on the present by practicing mindfulness, breathing, and affirmations. The current moment is all you have to work with, and it is all you need. When you begin to worry, feel insecure, and become afraid, use your will and thoughts to bring yourself to a state of faith, trust, belief, and positive thinking. You can learn to respond to any event with even-minded courage.
Despite the variety and excitement that the future offers, we resist and fear change and the unknown. When afraid, affirm unconditional peace. Even if you do not feel reassured, affirm peace with faith and concentration. Peace is inside, waiting to come out, if you will only battle with courage and perseverance.
AFFIRMATIONS
I am fearless peace.
I look fear in the face.
I embrace fear with courage.
I am calm.
Courage and faith dissolve my fears.
I have lived through many difficult problems. I can take the next thing that comes along.
I am steady and even-minded in the face of trouble.
I rise up every time I fail.
Love and faith give me courage.
I endure. I persevere. I have courage.
I stay in the fear one minute longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear five minutes longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear until it ends. My courage grows.
I have grace under pressure.
I will take whatever life gives.
I face pain, the unknown, and death.
God
Divorce. In the minds of many, this word conjures up images of a husband and wife who are constantly at each others throats, as well as labeling each as a failure and a loser. They do not want to get a divorce but even the most casual observer would look at their lives and wonder why the obvious action of divorce has not been taken, since it seems like only a matter of time before it does or at least should.Most people present an entirely different picture of their marriage and level of happiness to the outside than the one that is real. The reasons behind this are made clear based on many studies that have been conducted. Divorce is not a viable option because that would mean that one or the other (or both) are inflexible, incapable of working out differences, a failure, a bad decision maker, and a host of similar self-degenerative thoughts.Those thoughts are counter-productive, however, and you really need to look at your marriage and determine if it is something you still want. When you were standing at the altar all starry-eyed so many years ago, it seemed like the thought of divorce could never be uttered from your lips, but things have changed. Both of you have changed, and if you have changed in different directions and now have different goals, or if the number of things you have in common is now limited to one thing like th
Fear becomes a problem itself, however, if we avoid it. If we run, it takes on a life of its own. Although we may temporarily gain comfort by pushing our fear into the subconscious, it does not remain dormant. Rather, it infuses the conscious mind with fearful fancy, chronic worry, and doubt. It may escalate to panic or terror. Irrational fear ties up energy, impairs judgment, adversely affects health, and obstructs psychological and spiritual growth.
Fear is often difficult to detect: we design all kinds of creative disguises to avoid it. If we dig deep enough, however, we can find our fear hiding behind anger, jealousy, addiction, dependency, self-importance, and rigid beliefs. To master fear, we must first strip it of its many costumes, experience it directly, and face it with courage.
Courage is the bridge between fear and peace. When we courageously work through our fears, new levels of peace and strength slowly emerge. If we face it until it is gone, we eventually reach the grand prize, the fearless peace of the soul.
In ordinary consciousness, we feel insecure, knowing that we can lose what we have at any time. In spiritual consciousness, we feel safe, since there is nothing to lose. The soul is conscious, immortal peace. Nothing can touch the soul. It is eternally protected and safe. With sustained spiritual practice, we can shift from the fear and insecurity of the material plane to the permanent peace of the soul.
The key to maintaining peace is the mind. Everything that happens is perceived by the mind. The mind, in turn, determines the bodys response. The mind is conditioned to respond to events with fear or tranquility. If the mind reacts with fearful thoughts, the body responds with an elevated heartbeat, sweat, shortness of breath, butterflies in the stomach, dry mouth, and a feeling of impending doom. If the mind stays calm, the body stays relaxed.
By practicing spiritual methods, we can recondition the mind to remain calm in frightening circumstances. Ordinarily we use a small percentage of our concentration, our minds thus remaining susceptible to thoughts of fear and insecurity. A concentrated mind maintains its focus on the peace of the soul, no matter what. In effect, our work is to change thoughts of fear to those of peace by practicing mindfulness, meditation, the presence of God, affirmations, yoga, and other techniques. With sustained practice, the mind remains calm, positive, strong, and focused under all conditions. Eventually, we can achieve the superconscious state of fearless peace.
There are three stages of fear. In stage one, we try to avoid fear. This makes it grow. In stage two, we face all of our fears with courage. Slowly, peace replaces fear. In stage three, we reach the permanent peace of the soul.
Fear is an enemy only if we run and hide. If we ride its waves until they dissipate, it will give us its power. The following process offers a way to help us achieve mastery over our fears:
TECHNIQUE
1. Introspection
2. Spiritual practice
3. Grace
4. Mastery
1. INTROSPECTION To gain soul-peace, we need to identify our fear whether it presents itself directly or in disguise. We may experience fear directly as an increase in heart rate, respiratory rate, tremors, butterflies in the stomach, dry mouth, or a feeling of impending doom.
Fear can also manifest indirectly as anger, rigid beliefs, self-importance, domination, aggression, or addiction. To get to deeper states of peace, we need to face these hidden fears. We can start by unmasking our defenses through introspection. Then we are in direct contact with our fear.
To unmask the defenses that cover your fear, retreat to a quiet place. Practice deep breathing and meditation to achieve stillness. Go deep. Ask your subconscious and Higher Power to guide you to your hidden fears. Be patient. Listen for the soft voice within. Let nothing stand in the way of the truth. Eventually, you will realize that fear is hiding behind your many defenses.
2. SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Fear is a difficult emotion to master, but we can do it. We can become masters of fear if we face it. We must stand our ground, step into the fear, and stare it down. This is difficult, painful, and requires long-term practice. With persistence and perseverance, we can slowly reduce our fears, expand our peace, and eventually reach the permanent peace of the soul. As soon as you become aware of fear, practice one or a combination of the following techniques:
a. Breathe: Practice deep abdominal breathing.
b. Progressive muscle relaxation: We can tense and relax our muscles.
c. Affirmations: We can affirm the existence of the immutable peace of the soul even if we do not feel it. We might also practice affirmations related to strength, courage, heroism, endurance, faith, trust, belief, confidence, power, and immortality.
d. Visualize: We can picture ourselves in fearless peace even as we go through our trial.
e. Mindfulness: Mindfulness practice helps us surrender into the moment, take a stand, and hold our ground. We are awake, aware, and ready for anything. This is the stance of a spiritual warrior.
f. Meditation: In the stillness of deep meditation, the peace of God dissolves all traces of fear.
g. Activities: When afraid, we can distract ourselves by engaging in constructive meaningful activity, such as recreation, socialization, the arts, and hobbies. We can practice these or other methods described in this book in any comfortable combination. We persevere, fight our battle with courage, and do our best. While we do our part, we can get additional help by turning to our Higher Power, a bottomless source of strength. To make contact with our Higher Power, select an image, practice the presence of God, pray, and have faith.
h. Select an image: We can choose an image such as Father, Mother, Buddha, Krishna, Christ, and so on. The image is symbolic of Gods benevolence. We can make our attachment to the image stronger than the fear that confronts us. We can apply all of our will, thought, feeling, and concentration to our image. We hold on to the image as the waves of fear move through our being. If the image is swept away, we bring it back.
i. Practice the presence of God: God is Omnipresent peace. In the face of our fear, we can practice the presence of God as the immutable peace within ourselves. It is there, just underneath the stormy weather.
j. Prayer: We can talk to God and ask for help. We can tell Her that we want to experience the changeless peace of the soul.
k. Faith: We can have faith in the Omnipotent healing power of God. She is there, helping and guiding. She cannot fail.
3. GRACE When we do our part, grace flows. We realize God is here, helping, protecting, guiding, and caring. Gods power is infinitely greater than our fear. On Her schedule, she comes to our rescue. The turbulent waves of fear subside. Peace comes.
4. MASTERY When fear returns, we continue our spiritual practice. Slowly, we gain confidence and trust as we realize our effort, combined with Gods grace, can get us through anything. At mastery, we move forward fearlessly because we know God is there, taking us to safety. Here nothing can touch us, nothing can harm us, and nothing can ruffle us. We are fearless peace.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
Fear is only the enemy if we do not face it.
We are afraid of what we cannot control. However, when we cannot change bad outer conditions, we can respond with courage. Courage is the bridge between fear and peace. Eventually, we reach permanent peace.
Most worry focuses on the future. We can break the habit of worry by learning to focus our attention on the present, living one day or one moment at a time. Focus on the present by practicing mindfulness, breathing, and affirmations. The current moment is all you have to work with, and it is all you need. When you begin to worry, feel insecure, and become afraid, use your will and thoughts to bring yourself to a state of faith, trust, belief, and positive thinking. You can learn to respond to any event with even-minded courage.
Despite the variety and excitement that the future offers, we resist and fear change and the unknown. When afraid, affirm unconditional peace. Even if you do not feel reassured, affirm peace with faith and concentration. Peace is inside, waiting to come out, if you will only battle with courage and perseverance.
AFFIRMATIONS
I am fearless peace.
I look fear in the face.
I embrace fear with courage.
I am calm.
Courage and faith dissolve my fears.
I have lived through many difficult problems. I can take the next thing that comes along.
I am steady and even-minded in the face of trouble.
I rise up every time I fail.
Love and faith give me courage.
I endure. I persevere. I have courage.
I stay in the fear one minute longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear five minutes longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear until it ends. My courage grows.
I have grace under pressure.
I will take whatever life gives.
I face pain, the unknown, and death.
God
Equipped with only a computer and an internet connection, many college students have found that attending class is not nearly the ordeal it used to be. No longer bound by the shackles of location and time, students enrolled in online college classes can attend school from virtually anywhere, at anytime that fits within their busy schedules. With the explosive increase in distance learning courses, its now possible to get a college degree from a major institution of higher learning without ever having to step foot on the actual campus. Furthermore, online college classes allow students to get their degree without having to sacrifice job, family or social life.There are hundreds of schools now offering internet courses, creating a virtual smorgasbord of educational choice. The vast number of available e-learning classes are enough to overwhelm any prospective student. For anyone searching for a school, the task at hand is to determine which distance learning program provides the very best chance of success. Earning a college degree requires a sizable investment of both time and money, so selecting the best program should not be done hastily. To find a good program it will be necessary to do some research.Perhaps the easiest method of conducting research on distance learning programs is on the internet itself. Many institutions have th
By practicing spiritual methods, we can recondition the mind to remain calm in frightening circumstances. Ordinarily we use a small percentage of our concentration, our minds thus remaining susceptible to thoughts of fear and insecurity. A concentrated mind maintains its focus on the peace of the soul, no matter what. In effect, our work is to change thoughts of fear to those of peace by practicing mindfulness, meditation, the presence of God, affirmations, yoga, and other techniques. With sustained practice, the mind remains calm, positive, strong, and focused under all conditions. Eventually, we can achieve the superconscious state of fearless peace.
There are three stages of fear. In stage one, we try to avoid fear. This makes it grow. In stage two, we face all of our fears with courage. Slowly, peace replaces fear. In stage three, we reach the permanent peace of the soul.
Fear is an enemy only if we run and hide. If we ride its waves until they dissipate, it will give us its power. The following process offers a way to help us achieve mastery over our fears:
TECHNIQUE
1. Introspection
2. Spiritual practice
3. Grace
4. Mastery
1. INTROSPECTION To gain soul-peace, we need to identify our fear whether it presents itself directly or in disguise. We may experience fear directly as an increase in heart rate, respiratory rate, tremors, butterflies in the stomach, dry mouth, or a feeling of impending doom.
Fear can also manifest indirectly as anger, rigid beliefs, self-importance, domination, aggression, or addiction. To get to deeper states of peace, we need to face these hidden fears. We can start by unmasking our defenses through introspection. Then we are in direct contact with our fear.
To unmask the defenses that cover your fear, retreat to a quiet place. Practice deep breathing and meditation to achieve stillness. Go deep. Ask your subconscious and Higher Power to guide you to your hidden fears. Be patient. Listen for the soft voice within. Let nothing stand in the way of the truth. Eventually, you will realize that fear is hiding behind your many defenses.
2. SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Fear is a difficult emotion to master, but we can do it. We can become masters of fear if we face it. We must stand our ground, step into the fear, and stare it down. This is difficult, painful, and requires long-term practice. With persistence and perseverance, we can slowly reduce our fears, expand our peace, and eventually reach the permanent peace of the soul. As soon as you become aware of fear, practice one or a combination of the following techniques:
a. Breathe: Practice deep abdominal breathing.
b. Progressive muscle relaxation: We can tense and relax our muscles.
c. Affirmations: We can affirm the existence of the immutable peace of the soul even if we do not feel it. We might also practice affirmations related to strength, courage, heroism, endurance, faith, trust, belief, confidence, power, and immortality.
d. Visualize: We can picture ourselves in fearless peace even as we go through our trial.
e. Mindfulness: Mindfulness practice helps us surrender into the moment, take a stand, and hold our ground. We are awake, aware, and ready for anything. This is the stance of a spiritual warrior.
f. Meditation: In the stillness of deep meditation, the peace of God dissolves all traces of fear.
g. Activities: When afraid, we can distract ourselves by engaging in constructive meaningful activity, such as recreation, socialization, the arts, and hobbies. We can practice these or other methods described in this book in any comfortable combination. We persevere, fight our battle with courage, and do our best. While we do our part, we can get additional help by turning to our Higher Power, a bottomless source of strength. To make contact with our Higher Power, select an image, practice the presence of God, pray, and have faith.
h. Select an image: We can choose an image such as Father, Mother, Buddha, Krishna, Christ, and so on. The image is symbolic of Gods benevolence. We can make our attachment to the image stronger than the fear that confronts us. We can apply all of our will, thought, feeling, and concentration to our image. We hold on to the image as the waves of fear move through our being. If the image is swept away, we bring it back.
i. Practice the presence of God: God is Omnipresent peace. In the face of our fear, we can practice the presence of God as the immutable peace within ourselves. It is there, just underneath the stormy weather.
j. Prayer: We can talk to God and ask for help. We can tell Her that we want to experience the changeless peace of the soul.
k. Faith: We can have faith in the Omnipotent healing power of God. She is there, helping and guiding. She cannot fail.
3. GRACE When we do our part, grace flows. We realize God is here, helping, protecting, guiding, and caring. Gods power is infinitely greater than our fear. On Her schedule, she comes to our rescue. The turbulent waves of fear subside. Peace comes.
4. MASTERY When fear returns, we continue our spiritual practice. Slowly, we gain confidence and trust as we realize our effort, combined with Gods grace, can get us through anything. At mastery, we move forward fearlessly because we know God is there, taking us to safety. Here nothing can touch us, nothing can harm us, and nothing can ruffle us. We are fearless peace.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
Fear is only the enemy if we do not face it.
We are afraid of what we cannot control. However, when we cannot change bad outer conditions, we can respond with courage. Courage is the bridge between fear and peace. Eventually, we reach permanent peace.
Most worry focuses on the future. We can break the habit of worry by learning to focus our attention on the present, living one day or one moment at a time. Focus on the present by practicing mindfulness, breathing, and affirmations. The current moment is all you have to work with, and it is all you need. When you begin to worry, feel insecure, and become afraid, use your will and thoughts to bring yourself to a state of faith, trust, belief, and positive thinking. You can learn to respond to any event with even-minded courage.
Despite the variety and excitement that the future offers, we resist and fear change and the unknown. When afraid, affirm unconditional peace. Even if you do not feel reassured, affirm peace with faith and concentration. Peace is inside, waiting to come out, if you will only battle with courage and perseverance.
AFFIRMATIONS
I am fearless peace.
I look fear in the face.
I embrace fear with courage.
I am calm.
Courage and faith dissolve my fears.
I have lived through many difficult problems. I can take the next thing that comes along.
I am steady and even-minded in the face of trouble.
I rise up every time I fail.
Love and faith give me courage.
I endure. I persevere. I have courage.
I stay in the fear one minute longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear five minutes longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear until it ends. My courage grows.
I have grace under pressure.
I will take whatever life gives.
I face pain, the unknown, and death.
God
Are you watching the news? It's easy to look at the fighting between the Lebanese Armed Forces and Fatah al-Islam in Lebanon and dismiss this as the usual hodgepodge of conflict associated with the Middle East. After all, we've been seeing this for years. Or have we?There is something distinctly different between this latest battle and past conflicts in Lebanon. Past conflicts have usually involved a strong Israeli element. But the latest incidents are the first involving a Sunni element that many claim is an offshoot of Al-Qaeda. Whether or not Fatah al-Islam is affiliated with Al-Qaeda isn't clear. Everybody in the region has different views on who supports them. According to the press, Anti-Syrian groups claim that the group is backed by Syrian intelligence. Other media reporting claims it's an offshoot of al-Qaeda. Every group seems to have a different opinion on both its origins and its purpose, and the various allegations only serve the agendas of the parties making them. The constant finger-pointing only muddies the issue, a scene reminiscent of the Bosnian conflict.What cannot really be argued is the fact that Fatah al-Islam serves al-Qaeda's purpose, intentionally or not. By taking the fight up in Lebanon Fatah al-Islam has put a different challenge to the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples and has brought Lebanon to the very brink
To unmask the defenses that cover your fear, retreat to a quiet place. Practice deep breathing and meditation to achieve stillness. Go deep. Ask your subconscious and Higher Power to guide you to your hidden fears. Be patient. Listen for the soft voice within. Let nothing stand in the way of the truth. Eventually, you will realize that fear is hiding behind your many defenses.
2. SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Fear is a difficult emotion to master, but we can do it. We can become masters of fear if we face it. We must stand our ground, step into the fear, and stare it down. This is difficult, painful, and requires long-term practice. With persistence and perseverance, we can slowly reduce our fears, expand our peace, and eventually reach the permanent peace of the soul. As soon as you become aware of fear, practice one or a combination of the following techniques:
a. Breathe: Practice deep abdominal breathing.
b. Progressive muscle relaxation: We can tense and relax our muscles.
c. Affirmations: We can affirm the existence of the immutable peace of the soul even if we do not feel it. We might also practice affirmations related to strength, courage, heroism, endurance, faith, trust, belief, confidence, power, and immortality.
d. Visualize: We can picture ourselves in fearless peace even as we go through our trial.
e. Mindfulness: Mindfulness practice helps us surrender into the moment, take a stand, and hold our ground. We are awake, aware, and ready for anything. This is the stance of a spiritual warrior.
f. Meditation: In the stillness of deep meditation, the peace of God dissolves all traces of fear.
g. Activities: When afraid, we can distract ourselves by engaging in constructive meaningful activity, such as recreation, socialization, the arts, and hobbies. We can practice these or other methods described in this book in any comfortable combination. We persevere, fight our battle with courage, and do our best. While we do our part, we can get additional help by turning to our Higher Power, a bottomless source of strength. To make contact with our Higher Power, select an image, practice the presence of God, pray, and have faith.
h. Select an image: We can choose an image such as Father, Mother, Buddha, Krishna, Christ, and so on. The image is symbolic of Gods benevolence. We can make our attachment to the image stronger than the fear that confronts us. We can apply all of our will, thought, feeling, and concentration to our image. We hold on to the image as the waves of fear move through our being. If the image is swept away, we bring it back.
i. Practice the presence of God: God is Omnipresent peace. In the face of our fear, we can practice the presence of God as the immutable peace within ourselves. It is there, just underneath the stormy weather.
j. Prayer: We can talk to God and ask for help. We can tell Her that we want to experience the changeless peace of the soul.
k. Faith: We can have faith in the Omnipotent healing power of God. She is there, helping and guiding. She cannot fail.
3. GRACE When we do our part, grace flows. We realize God is here, helping, protecting, guiding, and caring. Gods power is infinitely greater than our fear. On Her schedule, she comes to our rescue. The turbulent waves of fear subside. Peace comes.
4. MASTERY When fear returns, we continue our spiritual practice. Slowly, we gain confidence and trust as we realize our effort, combined with Gods grace, can get us through anything. At mastery, we move forward fearlessly because we know God is there, taking us to safety. Here nothing can touch us, nothing can harm us, and nothing can ruffle us. We are fearless peace.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
Fear is only the enemy if we do not face it.
We are afraid of what we cannot control. However, when we cannot change bad outer conditions, we can respond with courage. Courage is the bridge between fear and peace. Eventually, we reach permanent peace.
Most worry focuses on the future. We can break the habit of worry by learning to focus our attention on the present, living one day or one moment at a time. Focus on the present by practicing mindfulness, breathing, and affirmations. The current moment is all you have to work with, and it is all you need. When you begin to worry, feel insecure, and become afraid, use your will and thoughts to bring yourself to a state of faith, trust, belief, and positive thinking. You can learn to respond to any event with even-minded courage.
Despite the variety and excitement that the future offers, we resist and fear change and the unknown. When afraid, affirm unconditional peace. Even if you do not feel reassured, affirm peace with faith and concentration. Peace is inside, waiting to come out, if you will only battle with courage and perseverance.
AFFIRMATIONS
I am fearless peace.
I look fear in the face.
I embrace fear with courage.
I am calm.
Courage and faith dissolve my fears.
I have lived through many difficult problems. I can take the next thing that comes along.
I am steady and even-minded in the face of trouble.
I rise up every time I fail.
Love and faith give me courage.
I endure. I persevere. I have courage.
I stay in the fear one minute longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear five minutes longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear until it ends. My courage grows.
I have grace under pressure.
I will take whatever life gives.
I face pain, the unknown, and death.
God
It is a well-known fact that a key to obtaining a good search engine position is having a lot of other Websites link to yours. The quantity is important, and the quality is important, too. A link to your site from Amazon.com is regarded by the search engines as more important than a link from Never-Heard-Of-It.com. How can someone with a fairly new Website obtain links from other sites? Quite easily, as it happens. Write articles about your Websites topics and publish them on the Web. It is easy to do, it provides fairly fast results, and it is less expensive and safer than if you hired a company to promote your Website for you.Writing articles is easy. Just find a topic that relates to your Website and write what you know about it. Offer informative tips, information or other factoids that may interest the public about your topic. It need not be long; 250-500 words is just fine. At the bottom of your article, you may include a brief bio about yourself and you may include a link to your site. The next step is to search for submit free content in your favorite search engine. You will find many sites that accept articles from anyone who wishes to contribute. You usually publish an article by simply cutting and pasting into an online form. The Website where you publish your article shares your article with other sites that wish to rep
h. Select an image: We can choose an image such as Father, Mother, Buddha, Krishna, Christ, and so on. The image is symbolic of Gods benevolence. We can make our attachment to the image stronger than the fear that confronts us. We can apply all of our will, thought, feeling, and concentration to our image. We hold on to the image as the waves of fear move through our being. If the image is swept away, we bring it back.
i. Practice the presence of God: God is Omnipresent peace. In the face of our fear, we can practice the presence of God as the immutable peace within ourselves. It is there, just underneath the stormy weather.
j. Prayer: We can talk to God and ask for help. We can tell Her that we want to experience the changeless peace of the soul.
k. Faith: We can have faith in the Omnipotent healing power of God. She is there, helping and guiding. She cannot fail.
3. GRACE When we do our part, grace flows. We realize God is here, helping, protecting, guiding, and caring. Gods power is infinitely greater than our fear. On Her schedule, she comes to our rescue. The turbulent waves of fear subside. Peace comes.
4. MASTERY When fear returns, we continue our spiritual practice. Slowly, we gain confidence and trust as we realize our effort, combined with Gods grace, can get us through anything. At mastery, we move forward fearlessly because we know God is there, taking us to safety. Here nothing can touch us, nothing can harm us, and nothing can ruffle us. We are fearless peace.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
Fear is only the enemy if we do not face it.
We are afraid of what we cannot control. However, when we cannot change bad outer conditions, we can respond with courage. Courage is the bridge between fear and peace. Eventually, we reach permanent peace.
Most worry focuses on the future. We can break the habit of worry by learning to focus our attention on the present, living one day or one moment at a time. Focus on the present by practicing mindfulness, breathing, and affirmations. The current moment is all you have to work with, and it is all you need. When you begin to worry, feel insecure, and become afraid, use your will and thoughts to bring yourself to a state of faith, trust, belief, and positive thinking. You can learn to respond to any event with even-minded courage.
Despite the variety and excitement that the future offers, we resist and fear change and the unknown. When afraid, affirm unconditional peace. Even if you do not feel reassured, affirm peace with faith and concentration. Peace is inside, waiting to come out, if you will only battle with courage and perseverance.
AFFIRMATIONS
I am fearless peace.
I look fear in the face.
I embrace fear with courage.
I am calm.
Courage and faith dissolve my fears.
I have lived through many difficult problems. I can take the next thing that comes along.
I am steady and even-minded in the face of trouble.
I rise up every time I fail.
Love and faith give me courage.
I endure. I persevere. I have courage.
I stay in the fear one minute longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear five minutes longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear until it ends. My courage grows.
I have grace under pressure.
I will take whatever life gives.
I face pain, the unknown, and death.
God
Im over it. Theres plenty of fish in the sea, they say. Well, apparently I have been using the wrong bait. Nobody said dating would be easy, but Hollywood sure likes to paint it that way, doesnt it? Theres someone for everyone, they say. Maybe that ought to translate to, Theres someone for everyone .as long as youre a muscled pretty boy with washboard abs, and at least 6 feet tall.So how does one get by this unsettling dating stipulation? Are we actually to believe that love will find us when were not looking? I think people who say that are normally in happy relationships when they say it. Can we buy outer beauty from an online store to match our own inner beauty? Somebody is buying pheromones and weight-loss pills and liposuction and facial restructuring. Hell, now people even get plastic surgery to make them look like a celebrity. Huh??? And you know what? I bet these things work for people. As long as it can build the confidence up in someone, it also strengthens the attraction. So how can we build up that confidence without spending tons of money to people who know how the game works? Sounds like a question for the shrink.I suppose its all part of why I started up a matchmaking service with a friend of mine in Los Angeles. It can be so frustrating out there. And being alone can only make your work day more stressful,
POINTS TO REMEMBER
Fear is only the enemy if we do not face it.
We are afraid of what we cannot control. However, when we cannot change bad outer conditions, we can respond with courage. Courage is the bridge between fear and peace. Eventually, we reach permanent peace.
Most worry focuses on the future. We can break the habit of worry by learning to focus our attention on the present, living one day or one moment at a time. Focus on the present by practicing mindfulness, breathing, and affirmations. The current moment is all you have to work with, and it is all you need. When you begin to worry, feel insecure, and become afraid, use your will and thoughts to bring yourself to a state of faith, trust, belief, and positive thinking. You can learn to respond to any event with even-minded courage.
Despite the variety and excitement that the future offers, we resist and fear change and the unknown. When afraid, affirm unconditional peace. Even if you do not feel reassured, affirm peace with faith and concentration. Peace is inside, waiting to come out, if you will only battle with courage and perseverance.
AFFIRMATIONS
I am fearless peace.
I look fear in the face.
I embrace fear with courage.
I am calm.
Courage and faith dissolve my fears.
I have lived through many difficult problems. I can take the next thing that comes along.
I am steady and even-minded in the face of trouble.
I rise up every time I fail.
Love and faith give me courage.
I endure. I persevere. I have courage.
I stay in the fear one minute longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear five minutes longer. My courage grows.
I stay in the fear until it ends. My courage grows.
I have grace under pressure.
I will take whatever life gives.
I face pain, the unknown, and death.
God is peace. Wherever I am, God is. I am peace.
Effort is progress.
Peace consumes anxiety.
My Love is stronger than fear.
I stay deep in the ocean of peace, away from the turbulent surface waves that try to ruffle me.
I am fearless peace.
EXERCISES
1. Discuss fear as a natural and intelligent response to life on the physical plane.
2. What happens if we do not face our fears?
3. What disguises does fear wear in your life?
4. Describe the relationship between fear, courage, and peace.
5. Describe the peace of the soul.
6. Discuss the importance of the mind in dealing with fear.
7. Describe and practice the four steps of the fear management process.
8. Face your fear. Step into the middle of it. Stand your ground. Stare it down. Practice affirmations, breathing, the presence of God, mindfulness, yoga, and other spiritual methods with will, intensity, and concentration. Persevere and endure. Practice these methods throughout your life. Continue your fight as long as you live. In the end, when your soul exits your body, hold on to your image of God to help you withstand the thrust into the unknown.
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