F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

False

Evidence

Appearing

Real

For you are so often

Only a phantom that comes

Trying to bring my best laid plans

Undone

You are so often, too

The voice of doubt

That whispers in my ear

Under cover of night

Don’t trust

Don’t try

And what’s the use

But sadly

If I always listen to you

Often you will lead

My heart astray

Confusing the unreal

With the as yet unmanifested

Meditation on Fear

(paraphrased from Tian Dayton)

Today I allow myself to experience my fears and not allow them to dictate my life circumstances. It is natural that I have them as growth and change magnify the role of fear. However it is possible to comfort myself in the midst of fear, I do not have to scare myself even more. Feelings that have been repressed and start to emerge in recovery are very powerful and it takes courage to feel them. But feelings are not always facts about outside situations. When I face them and allow myself to pass through them, my life is enhanced.

When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent

the very changes that will abate it.

Alan Paton