F E A R

F-E-A-R has two meanings:  “Forget Everything And Run, or “Face Everything And Rise.” The Choice is yours.

~Zig Ziglar

Why do we feel anxious or fearful? And right now as you are reading this brief note you are afraid of something. The only place where fear has its power is in your past. Your past failures and disappointments. Every time you begin to project your past into your present, you lose control of your present and become fearful that what happened the last time will happen even now. Let me put it to you now that your past is not happening now but it is your mind playing a 'fast one on you' by bringing to your recollection your past tragedies and the misery it inflicted on you sweet soul. Be reminded that In this present moment you have the power to decide what you want to be or achieve. The only time you lose that power of 'now' is when you allow your conscious mind to evaluate the 'now' situation for you. The only limitation is that the mind has only one point of reference and that is your past experiences recorded on it. Today when you feel afraid or anxious, ask yourself the question, what am I afraid of? See whether what you are afraid of is actually happening. You will realize that it is all just in your mind. Just think of it this way, someone is afraid of dying but they are not dead yet. Take charge of your present moment because that is where your power of destiny lies.

Think about the following wisdom as you navigate through your life

• ·         As for worrying about what other people might think – forget it. They aren’t concerned about you. They’re too busy worrying about what you and other people think of them.

- Michael le Boeuf - Author and Professor

• ·         Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs; the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so

            ~Anonymous

• The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been before. 

~Albert Einstein

• ·         Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.

~T. Alan Armstrong

Go after that dream you have kept in your heart and put off for later for so long for fear of failure. Think about it this way ‘What if you succeed’. Try to evaluate the gang you are hanging out with, they may be the toxin preventing you from achieving your goals. Remember a gang is a group of frightened people without a sense of individual purpose. Their only importance lies in being in the gang.

The Choice is all Yours