It’s better to be safe than sorry- quite a mantra for us in the world!
If you’re bungee jumping, driving a car, or taking part in activity where risk and danger are present, then yes, it is better to be safe than sorry. The appropriate level of instinctual fear is natural. You do want to hold on to your steering wheel, it wouldn’t be good for you to let that go.
But what about a toxic work place, friendship or relationship? Is it better to be safe than sorry then?
We cannot avoid fear, and yet, it makes us hold on to energy that is bad for us, because we mistake the natural instinct to keep us alive in the physical world, for what will keep us alive in our spiritual world.
Fear is the reason people hold on to things that are truly awful for them. To address this, we must separate instinct from holding on to what isn’t good for you.
Journaling for Awareness- INSTINCT
· What are my fears in the physical world? (list them: illness, poverty, death etc)
· What measures are in place that address these in my life? (list them: I exercise, have savings…etc)
· Make a list of how, what you already have, is benefiting you right now. Notice that it gives you some sense of safety and security, even if things could be better.
Instinct is clear, it is in the now moment. This is good, or this is bad. There is no storyline in instinct, no long explanation or analysis. We get the hit, and we act on it or not. Then it’s over.
Get clear about how your instinct works. Do not attribute logical explanations or stories to it. It is a survival mechanism, not a movie script.
Journaling for Awareness- HOLDING ON TO WHAT IS BAD FOR YOU
Our minds are really conditioned to go to fear for all sorts of reason. We cannot stop this. But, we can identify and eliminate emotional triggers that make us feel like we’re in physical danger when we are not.
· What do I imagine will happen if I let go of this person, job or thing?
· How much power have I given this person, job or thing over me? Give it a %- be honest.
· I’m holding on because… (sit with the question, you know the answer deep inside, let it come out)
Expand you awareness even further-
· Who isn’t good for me?
· Which conversations wear me out?
· What am I involved in that I resent already, or am starting to resent?
· What’s the fantasy about why I need this person, thing or event in my life?
These contemplations are revealing and will elevate your awareness of your inner working. Awareness is a powerful tool and this can set you on the right path for you in getting the guidance and direction you need.
Fears based on trapped emotions can be released, you can let these go and you can feel emotionally lighter and free. There are many tools and processes that can help-journaling , meditation, counselling , EFT, emotion clearing, Reiki.
You deserve to free from holding on to things that are not good for you and you are the only person who can truly do that for yourself.
If you’d like some extra guidance, consider a session of clearing emotions, or a Reiki session, or even working with the Healing Resonance Clearing script.
Be well.
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