Fear

Fear makes us do irrational things. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the known. Fear of objects around us. Fear  of people. And sometimes fear of ourselves. We sometimes do not know what we are capable of and we become afraid of own selves. 

If the only thing stopping us from reaching our full, true potential as living, breathing human beings, is our fear, then why don't we let it go? Because, the fact is, it is not that easy to let go of these fears. They take root in our minds, and rise out like a shooting plant, sheltering and taking over everything else. 

Therefore, we must not let this fear handicap us. If you're afraid of the dark, stay in a dark room until the fear leaves you, transform it into something else. You'll often find that when you let go of fear, it will be replaced by some logical transformation or understanding on your part. When we were children, and were afraid of the 'bogey man' hiding in the cupboard or under our beds, what did our parents tell us? That it was nothing, all our imagination, that there was no such thing as a 'bogey man', and they would take our hands and maybe show us the space in the cupboard or under the bed, from where our fears took birth, and tell us, that look, see, there's nothing there, there's nothing to be afraid of. They would no doubt comfort us, snuggle us back into bed, tell us a story, tuck a toy under our chins, kiss our foreheads or hug us to sleep and we would know everything would be alright in the morning, and that their comforting embraces would be waiting for us in the bright mornings the next day and they would smile and beam at us and all our fears would magically dissipate.

As adults, we might not have the luxury of our parents smiling away at the ghosts in our life; that responsibility becomes ours as soon as we earn the title of adults, like a lot of other things. But sometimes, the residual fear from our childhood remains and lingers on like indelible ink, mingling with our thoughts and our beliefs even as we grow up and mature and long into old age even. It is almost like a bad wound, that just wouldn't go away. But like all wounds, it cannot just magically disappear. You have to treat it and take care of it like all other wounds. Give it time, take your meds, that sort of thing. But since fear is all in the mind, you have to take care of your thoughts. 

You have to will it to transform. There is no other way to make it go away. Do not be afraid. That is the worst thing you can do to yourself. Do not let it take over and control you. Be confident, be happy, and be sure that you have the power inside of you. You are capable of great things and of loving and caring for other people and everything that exists in this world. Realize the miracle that your life is and treat yourself kindly. This is what I want to tell people. That is what I think people today need to understand, because they don't have enough belief in themselves, for their fear has taken over their power. Do not let that happen to you. Be brave and fight it.