Showing posts with label tame. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tame. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Taming the FEAR...


The only thing we have to fear is fear itself... --Franklin D. Rossevelt

(One ) definition of tame is : make wild and frightening people, animals or things calm and gentle.

I find myself running into fear on a moment by moment basis. It twists my thoughts and distorts my view but I have to "tame"the fear or it will devour me. I do not want to scare it or wish it didn't exist, I only want to tame it - allow it's presents in my life but let it know who is in charge. I am in charge - of my life, my thoughts, my desires, my dreams. It is an ongoing battle but one I have to be present for in each moment because it has a way of sneaking up and surprises me when I least expect it and I have to be ready to challenge its statements. It tells me give up, your to old, etc. and each time I have to ask - is it true? If the answer is no then I replace it with a true statement. But fear is meant to alert us and sometimes that answer to the statement is yes and I then walk away or try a different choice.