Monthly buzz ... food for thought
Shamaret Meditation March 2020
Starting Monday 2nd March 2020, 7.00 pm at Summer Hill, Sydney. (More details in next Monthly Buzz).
Will fear stop you going beyond your comfort zone?
It can be scary doing something new out of our comfort zone, especially if it’s something that we feel we’ll be judged for and possibly found lacking, or in my case that it’s not safe to be seen (an old childhood fear that every now and then raises its head). I wonder what your fear is?
A couple of months ago I got very clear guidance about doing something new this year (a workshop) and who I was to collaborate with. At the time, as the guidance flowed through, all I felt was excitement and exhilaration. However, recently when I started thinking about actually running a new workshop, I noticed a feeling of fear. I’m so familiar with that feeling, I’ve known it most of my life. I thought for a moment that it would be easier to not step out of my comfort zone and just stay doing the same old same old. However, that could lead to stagnation and if I wanted to keep growing spiritually, emotionally and mentally, then I needed to embrace the new and unknown.
I was thinking about these things when I selected a tarot card. What I got was The Chariot and when I looked it up, it said things like:
• The chariot cannot move without horses to pull it, just as we cannot function without our emotions to drive us
• But without the control of the chariot, the horses would run free, just as our emotions can run wild when unchecked and uncontrolled. Balance is needed.
• The wisdom gained through conquering one's enemies is nothing compared to the self-esteem you build through defeating your fear. Inner enemies are often tougher to defeat than outer ones, and thus teach you much more.
• Fear will cripple you unless, like the Chariot demands, you can acknowledge it and face it. Then you can use your fear constructively, for your own purposes.
• Once you have transcended your fears you start transcending your restrictions until nothing can hold you back from the success you deserve.
( http://www.ata-tarot.com/resource/cards/ )
I found that very heartening and decided there and then not to let my fear stop me doing what my soul was calling me to do.
So when it’s something new that you want to do, that is in alignment with your higher self and true happiness, go for it, despite the fear. That is true courage.
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