Think Like A Monk #4 Getting to know "Fear"

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(P.46-49)
“Negativity, as we discussed, often arises from fear.”
“Next, we will explore fear itself, how it gets in our way, and how we can make it a productive part of life.”
“Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.” (From Buddha)
“We have so much to offer the world, but fear and anxiety disconnect us from our abilities.”
“This is because growing up we were taught, directly or indirectly, that fear is negative. “
“Fear was an embarrassing, humiliating reaction to be ignored or hidden.”
“But fear has a flip side, …”
“Fear will get the worst of the best of us.” (From Tom Hanks)
“The truth is, we’ll never live entirely without fear and anxiety.”
“We’ll never be able to fix our economic, social, and political climates to entirely eliminate conflict and uncertainty, not to mention our everyday interpersonal challenges.”
“And that’s okay, because fear isn’t bad; it’s simply a warning flag - your mind saying “This doesn’t look good! Something might go wrong!””
“It’s what we do that matters.”
“We can use our fear of the effects of climate chance to motivate us to develop solutions, or we can allow it to make us feel overwhelmed and hopeless and do nothing as a result.”
“Sometimes fear is a critical warning to help us survive true danger, but most of the time what we feel is anxiety related to everyday concerns about money, jobs, and relationships.”
“We allow anxiety - everyday fear - to hold us back by blocking us from our true feelings.”
“The longer we hold on to fears, the more they ferment until eventually they become toxic.”
(P.48)
“We start joking around - someone makes fun of my overreaction to a snakeskin I came across on one of our walks.”
“You have to push beyond the part of your mind that’s making fun of it.”
“That’s a defense mechanism keeping you from really dealing with the issue, and that’s what we do with fear.”
“We distract ourselves from it.”
“Our brains are really good at keep us from entering uncomfortable spaces.”
“But by repeating a question rather than rephrasing it, we essentially corner our brain.”
“It's not about being aggressive with ourselves - that isn’t an interrogation, it’s an interview.”
“You want to ask yourself the question with sincerity, not force.”
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