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Issue #036 March 1, 2007

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These 624 words will take you a little more than two minutes to read. Read on to know more about Facing Your Fear!

Table of Contents

1. Unchecked Fear Can Kill More Than Dreams

2. I Am Going to Die

3. How Do We Overcome Our Fear?

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Facing Your Fear!

However, if we allow our fear to grow unchecked it can become an obstacle – killing more than our dreams.

Years ago, when I was a hunter, this lesson nearly cost me my life. Having been a hunter is not something I am proud of. Given I was the baby and only girl in our family - brought up with two older bothers - it is no surprise I learned early to compete in a man's world.

This particular goat hunting expedition began with many hours of 4-wheel driving up steep, mountainous terrain. When the 4x4's could no longer traverse the dwindling road we parked the vehicles, loaded our gear onto mountain bikes and biked as far as the rough, steep trail could take us (at times with me feeling nauseous due to the increasing altitude). Then, leaving our bikes behind we trudged laden with our gear two more hours - reaching our base camp at dark.

Next morning my partner and I ate breakfast in the dark and began our ascent at the first blush of light. We climbed most of the day cresting a saddle pass in the mountains to view a valley that surely had not been seen by man before – Shangra La!

From here we continued to ascend beyond the lush moss and scant trees of the alpine country; climbing ever higher to a land where naught but stunted, twisted trees and unfriendly rock lay. Steadily the terrain steepened until we were scaling, using both feet and hands, a rugged cliff face. The sparse foot and hand-holds became even more treacherous as the rock turned to shale.

At times, my tentative toe hold would crack and break away. My fear mounted to terror as I realized there was no way down – I could only hope to reach safety climbing ever higher.

My partner was ahead of me with no ropes or proper gear – truly the blind leading the blind. As toe-holds broke away time and again; somehow I clawed my way to a boulder jutting from the unstable cliff face.

Clinging to this rock – I glanced down into the sickening abyss. All-consuming fear shuddered and shook my being as I clung to the unforgiving, cold-faced giant. I sobbed and cried over and over, "I'm going to die. I'm going to die." My partner pleading with me to continue climbing - as there was no way he could rescue me on this shifting face – did nothing to move me from my fear or rock.

Amidst my paralyzing fear and wretched death litany, I heard a small, still voice within me whisper, "Yes, you are going to die here…" my hysterical tears ceased in this moment and that whisper continued, "and it will be your fear that kills you."

I clung to the boulder in shock. It was not this cliff face, loose shale, or dizzy depths that would kill me but my own fear as I could not possibly climb or even move in such a distraught state. A deep stillness came over me. I left my rock and bit by bit, inched my way to safety. Had I allowed my fear to run unchecked I would not be here today.

And, this same fear is what halts us when we are following a dream or attempting anything new. We want to cling to the rock for safety but sometimes that is the very thing that will kill us. Realizing it is our fear that is the obstacle - can help us to move through it.

Real obstacles we can work around. Obstacles that seem insurmountable are often wound in the sticky tendrils of fear.

*Be present. Be aware of your thoughts and feelings. Our society applauds the heroic measure: Forge on! Strive! Be a success!- Often at the cost of our wellbeing.

*Feel the feelings but don't fuel the feelings with ceaseless fear thoughts. Acknowledge your fear, even befriend it – as I doubt it will ever go away. However, don't believe this fear is the reality of who and what you are!

*Drop the story line. When you are most afraid to try something new what is the "scary" story you tell yourself? I always know when I am being controlled by fear because I am out of peace… feeling pushed, pulled, stymied or stressed. That means my thinking has run amok.

*Stop. Sit. Breathe. Let go. Even just stopping and observing begins to change the ceaseless chatter of the fearfilled mind!

So dear readers, whatever mountain you are climbing keep climbing and enjoy the view.

Until next time,

Warmest regards,

"There's something inside of you that knows when you're in the center, that knows when you're on the beam or off the beam. And if you get off the beam to earn money, you've lost your life."

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