http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/personal-change/leaping-fearlessly Make a difference! Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:11:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/personal-change/leaping-fearlessly/comment-page-1#comment-33 Sunada Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:26:37 +0000 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=514#comment-33 Hi Mark, Thanks for your comment. Yes, it feels so counterintuitive, and maybe even masochistic (!), to face our fears directly. But from my experience, it's the best and only way to work with them in the long run. Hi Mark,
Thanks for your comment. Yes, it feels so counterintuitive, and maybe even masochistic (!), to face our fears directly. But from my experience, it’s the best and only way to work with them in the long run.

]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/personal-change/leaping-fearlessly/comment-page-1#comment-30 Mark Sutcliffe Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:25:16 +0000 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=514#comment-30 I wish I could have read and, probably more importantly, comprehended the salient point of this piece about 10 years ago! I've spent an awful lot of time and energy looking for a solution to a whole string of anxieties and neuroses, and blaming them on all sorts of external factors. Then it slowly began to dawn on me that it might be more useful to focus on the fear itself - rather than the perceived causes of that fear. When you look fear firmly in the eye and acknowledge it for what it is, then just get on with whatever you're trying to achieve, it's amazing how quickly the fear recedes. I wish I could have read and, probably more importantly, comprehended the salient point of this piece about 10 years ago!
I’ve spent an awful lot of time and energy looking for a solution to a whole string of anxieties and neuroses, and blaming them on all sorts of external factors. Then it slowly began to dawn on me that it might be more useful to focus on the fear itself – rather than the perceived causes of that fear.
When you look fear firmly in the eye and acknowledge it for what it is, then just get on with whatever you’re trying to achieve, it’s amazing how quickly the fear recedes.

]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/personal-change/leaping-fearlessly/comment-page-1#comment-23 Mariano M. Jauco Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:01:33 +0000 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=514#comment-23 Great post. I especially liked your comment which stated that "the challenges we fear the most are the ones where life is inviting us to be more ourselves." It's good to acknowledge our fears, but eventually we need to move to a higher level of hope and courage to reach our goals. Great post. I especially liked your comment which stated that “the challenges we fear the most are the ones where life is inviting us to be more ourselves.” It’s good to acknowledge our fears, but eventually we need to move to a higher level of hope and courage to reach our goals.

]]>