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Peek · 06-10-2008, 06:17 AM

Courage can only start by facing your fears.
Look them in the eye. Understand why you have them in order to understand the behaviour you are acting out.
Accept also that fears are there to protect your being.
So what are they protecting?

Example:
a deep fear of losing people you love. Why? Because it hurts tremendously.
Reaction: being over protective or (worse) pushing loved ones away if they don't act positively on your advise.
The advise you give to keep them with you. Which is an normal egocentric act.

So your fear is pushing away what you don't want to lose, by facing it, understanding it, you can develop conciousness and the courage to give it a face.
Like 7 ugly funny dwarfs, if you have 7 fears.
Accept when they show up. Laugh about the visualisation you give them, by knowing how you use to react when seeing them.

Maybe this goes to simplistic, but courage can only be shown when fears are faced and accepted.

06-10-2008, 06:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
Peek Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Guangzhou China Posts: 269	Face it Courage can only start by facing your fears. Look them in the eye. Understand why you have them in order to understand the behaviour you are acting out. Accept also that fears are there to protect your being. So what are they protecting? Example: a deep fear of losing people you love. Why? Because it hurts tremendously. Reaction: being over protective or (worse) pushing loved ones away if they don't act positively on your advise. The advise you give to keep them with you. Which is an normal egocentric act. So your fear is pushing away what you don't want to lose, by facing it, understanding it, you can develop conciousness and the courage to give it a face. Like 7 ugly funny dwarfs, if you have 7 fears. Accept when they show up. Laugh about the visualisation you give them, by knowing how you use to react when seeing them. Maybe this goes to simplistic, but courage can only be shown when fears are faced and accepted.