Have you had experiences in life when you have had to tell yourself to “drop the fear”?
Recently I climbed a ladder, which was more than twice as tall as I am.
As my husband stood outside of (what will be) our new soap studio on his ladder, I climbed my own ladder inside. Together we tugged on the huge electrical wiring until we got it fed through the much-smaller conduit.
As I climbed the ladder my heart began to thud. I thought I was not going to make it. I repeated the old saying, because that was all that I could think to do for myself at the moment, “Don’t look down.”
Then I remembered what I did last summer, something that made me realize I could climb ladders as long as I put the fear aside. I remembered something as simple as the motorcycle safety class. I had to put my fear away to pass the course. I nearly allowed fear to change the outcome!
Suddenly the fear of being up in the air, high up on the ladder, went away.
Facing the fear came as clear to me as life itself.
Next time you are facing something that seems enormous, something that you feel you cannot accomplish (that you could easily say “no” to) and allow someone else to do, remember to believe in yourself. Have faith. Claim the ownership.
Beat the fear…drop it like a hot potato…what you can achieve by doing so can really help you climb ladders – even those that seem to reach up into the clouds – hands down. Goodbye obstacle!
So true, Mary! It’s the fear that is the ‘bad’ part – the thing itself is seldom as bad as we think.
Oh, I agree with you, Ann! Fear is definitely the ‘bad’ part, what holds us back.
Have a wonderful Christmas!
lojos is so right, but often the thought of facing the fear is in itself a fearsome thing! A good thing to remember Mary, and may you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and New Year as you look forward to your new shop and all the possibilities, 2011 is going to be a good year!
I am filled with thoughts and excitement for the new year. Many changes are coming, both on the farm – with the animals, and with our business.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Kathy!
I’m not really afraid of heights though! I loved flying when I flew back from Atlanta with my Mom, she knew I would love it and we even got to see lightning while up in the air though, that was 2 years ago. I usually pray about everything and ask Him to take care of every situation as I face it, like my Mom being in Seattle and she asked us to pray while she went to visit my brother, my sister-in-law and my 3 niece’s. 2 of my niece’s live in Seattle with my brother and his 2nd wife, my Mom flew with my oldest niece so she could visit her Dad and Step Mom and her 2 sister’s. It’s a tough situation being with my sister-in-law, we try to be friendly towards her, etc. but she has treated us kind of cold lately though so my Mom asked for prayer while she’s out there with my sister-in-law, etc. but at least she gets to spend some time with my brother and her 3 granddaughter’s.
Amy
I am with you in keeping the faith focused, Amy.
It’s what gets us through on a daily basis.
Amy
I totally agree with you, Mary!
I face my fears head-on, I am determined to not let fear beat me. It’s the only way to overcome them.
It is good to find a way to beat the fears, even if they do sometimes return. At least we can recognize them and go through the ring of fire that we think we see!
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