Embracing fear leads to courage
Inclusion
Courage held hands with Fear
And said:
“you have a place here.”
And Fear sighed and relaxed
allowing courage to lead,
mutual wisdom springing forth
as their connectedness became unveiled,
joining forces,
expanding possibilities.
Saying Yes!
To all that Life brings,
Requires courage
And a tremendous amount of sincere self love.
As a young woman, I was very afraid of heights. My brother helped me challenge this fear by first having me jump off the dock into the river located near his house. We are only talking about a height of 5 feet! Within a couple of weeks I graduated to cliff jumping into a large lake. This time the height was closer to 35 or 40 feet. With every jump off the cliff I was terrified: no amount of repetition banished the fear.
However, I learned a very important thing about myself in the process. The discovery that something could be done even when I was very afraid. That is my personal definition of courage.
When scary health issues pop up there are two ways we can go with it. We can succumb to the fear and do nothing, or we can use the fear to stimulate courage. Having help from others can be very useful also, as fear can set up doubt, leading to no action.
Sometimes health issues have a backdrop of something hidden from view, or are emotionally rooted, based on past trauma. Even though acupuncture can be utilized to balance every part of oneself I am also aware that other means of support may have a quicker resolution. Medical Chi Kung is one option as this oftentimes reveals the hidden dynamics involved for health issues. See the home page for more details.
Another tool that has been personally very helpful is Re-Evaluation counseling. It was founded in the 50’s by a man named Harvey Jackon and has the foundational piece that all hurts happen in isolation and then are re-stimulated throughout our lives.
The solution? In a nutshell, Re-Evaluation Counseling (aka RC) mostly involves receiving loving attention, present time. I have personally found RC to be an exceptionally powerful therapy as it first empowers me to see the solution for myself. With the loving presence of another person it also sets the stage for discharging distress that has been re-stimulated from the past. Another plus is that it requires a brief training and then is absolutely free. RC is also available most places in the world. Check it out online for your area.
Looking at our health dynamics, from different and new angles, oftentimes requires tremendous courage and a willingness to first observe and acknowledge fear that arises. The rewards, however, are fairly priceless and give meaning and true value to our lives.
