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Anything worth doing will always have some fear attached to
it. For example, having a baby, getting married, changing careers -- all
of these life changes can bring up deep fears. It helps to remember that this
type of fear is good. It is your way of questioning whether you really want
the new life these changes will bring. It is also a potent reminder that
releasing and grieving the past is a necessary part of moving into the
new.
Fear has a way of throwing us off balance, making us feel uncertain and
insecure, but it is not meant to discourage us. Its purpose is to notify us
that we are at the edge of our comfort zone, poised in between the old life
and a new one. Whenever we face our fear, we overcome an inner obstacle and
move into new and life-enhancing territory, both inside and out. The more we
learn to respect and even welcome fear, the more we will be able to hear its
wisdom, wisdom that will let us know that the time has come to move forward,
or not. While comfort with fear is a contradiction in terms, we can learn to
honor our fear, recognizing its arrival, listening to its intelligence, and
respecting it as a harbinger of transformation. Indeed, it informs us that
the change we are contemplating is significant, enabling us to approach it
with the proper reverence.
You might wish to converse with your fear, plumbing its depths for a greater
understanding of the change you are making. You could do this by sitting
quietly in meditation and listening or by journaling. Writing down whatever
comes up -- your worries, your sadness, your excitement, your hopes -- is a
great way to learn about yourself through the vehicle of fear and to remember
that fear almost always comes alongside anything worth doing in your life.
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