Our fears

Our fears, our negative beliefs are the biggest obstacles for creativity that we face.  Fear can stay between ourselves and our art.  Fear blocks creativity, and the more blocked we are the more the more fear we feel.


To be alive is the biggest fear humans have.  Death is no the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive — the risk to be alive and express what we really are.  Just being ourselves is the biggest fear of humans.  We have learned to live our lives trying to satisfy other people’s demands.  We have learned to live by other people’s points of view because of the fear of not being accepted and of not being good enough for someone else.”  (from the book Love is Letting Go of Fear)


Self love and self acceptance is the beginning to break this vicious circle of fear.  Plus it is important to keep things as simple as possible to overcome this negative, toxic feelings.
I would like to cite some thoughts about fear and panic from the book The New Codependence (Melody Beattie).


DON'T PANIC!
If a swimmer was crossing a great lake the suddenly focused too heavily on the distance remaining, he might start to flounder and go under - not because he couldn't swim, abut because he became overwhelmed by panic.
 Panic, not the task, is the enemy.
Many of us have moments when we feel crowded and overwhelmed, We have times when we feel like we cannot possibly accomplish all that needs to be done.
We may be facing a task at work, and improvement in ourselves, or change in our family life.
For a moment it is helpful to look forward and envision the project.  It is normal, when we look ahead at what needs to be done, to have moments of panic.  Feel the fear, then let it go.  Take our eyes off the future and the enormity of the task.  If we have envisioned the goal, it will be ours.  We do not have to de everything today, or at once.


Focus on today, focus on the belief that all is well.  All we need to do to reach our goal is to focus on what presents itself naturally, and in an orderly way, to us today.  We shall be empowered to accomplish, peacefully, what we need to get where we want to be tomorrow.


Panic will stop this process.  Trust and guided action will further it.  Breathe deepl.  Get peaceful.  Trust.  Act as guided, today.
We can get back on track by treading water until we regain our composure.  Once we feel peaceful, we can begin swimming again, with confidence.  KEEP THE FOCUS SIMPLE. on one stroke, one movement at a time.  If we can make one movement, we have progressed.  If we get tired, we can float - but only if we are relaxed.  Before we know it we shall reach the shore.


Today I will believe that all is well.  I am being led, but I shall only be led one day at a time.  I will focus my energy on living this day to the best of my ability.  If panic arises, I will stop all activity and deal with panic as a separate issue.

Personal note.  I wrote about art, fear and panic today as a way to remember this simple principles when I feel the familiar sigs of fear overwhelm me when starting a new phase of a new project.  I do slow down or stop, breath keep it simple and remind myself tha "all is well in my world at this moment.  I take one step at a time until fear is gone..