Mantra Series | I RELEASE FEAR
“On the other side of fear is freedom. ”
And Freedom is what we all want, right? Well I do anyways!
Before we dive in, I have a little confession to make.
My morning meditations have been weaning a bit as of late. Every day in January, I made a point to sit down for a minimum of 5 minutes every morning for dedicated meditation time. February I'm pushing just about every second day. I guess this is why they call it a practice, right?!
Now, that’s not to say I’m not doing anything, it just looks a little different than a traditional meditation. I make sure, throughout my day, that I take time to do a few full breath cycles to centre myself and calm my thoughts. I will often rub my favourite oil blend between my palms, cup my hands over my nose and take 5 or so deep inhales. Or I get outside in nature and breathing in the fresh air which is where I find a lot of peace and clarity.
For the past week or so the mantra that I have been using as my go to is: I RELEASE FEAR.
Side Note: You don't need to meditation to use mantras. I often say them out-loud (to myself) while I'm driving. Yes, I am that crazy person you see at the red light talking with no one else in the car.
Back to my mantra.
Fear is a REAL tricky one. Throughout my life, I have let fear guide me and my decisions way more than I would like to admit. From the outside, I've made some bold or even brave decisions but deep down, I get frozen by fear often.
I feel fear has held me back from truly thriving in my life. Fear of action, fear of inaction. Fear of outcome, fear of lack of outcome. Fear of what might be, fear of what never was.
With that I breathe in, and out; I RELEASE FEAR.
I release my fear of truly succeeding. I have tried to fly under the radar for too long. I have tried to fit in when all I have ever wanted was to stand out. I feel that I'm on the edge of something so great and fear is staring me right in the face.
Fear has a funny way of showing up, it often starts as a quiet murmur in the back of my head and slowly starts turning up the chatter: "What do you think you're doing? You can't make money doing that? Just get into a job and stay there, like everyone else. YOU can't do that. What if you fail?"
You know what I'm talking about, the ugly thoughts that come up and try to scare us into keeping everything the same, of walking in-line with everyone else. It's the voices in our own head that create enough doubt to cripple us into inaction.
I'm releasing my fear of succeeding. The fear of stepping into the light of my own true dreams and desires. The fear of people judging me, or ridiculing me. for my desires, as far out there as they might be.
I release that fear.
I release the fear of what change might come from following my dreams. The unknown is scary, but staying the same is even scarier. And that's where fear comes in, lurking in the background, try and keep everything the same. Fear wrecks havoc creates doubt, holds us back.
But, fear is a choice. It's our choice on how we engage with it.
Fear can completely drown you, but, what I'm trying to remember with this mantra, is that on the other side of fear - that's where some really fucking exciting stuff. (Yes I love to curse!).
Fear itself is made up. We spend so much of our precious energy worrying about things that haven't happened yet, and probably never will.
“Is your fear great than your faith in the unknown (and yourself)? Or is your faith in the unknown (and yourself) greater than your fear?”
A little trick I learned about fear is when I moved to Vancouver. I would ask myself "What is the worst case scenario?"
It was a pretty upside-down time in my life and I had no idea what I was stepping into. I bought a one-way ticket, moved to a city I had never been, I knew no one and didn't have a job. I leaped. In that situation, the worst case scenario was that it wouldn't work out and I would move home where all my family, friends and loved ones were. Not the worst place to be, was it?
With that. I draw in a deep, calming breath and I slowly exhale...I.RELEASE.FEAR.
OILS I RECOMMEND TO HELP RELEASE FEAR:
doTERRAA's Motivate - An Encouraging Blend of mint and citrus essential oils. It will help you unleash your creative powers and find the courage that comes from believing in yourself.
Ylang Ylang - Derived from unique star-shaped flowers, Ylang Ylang is often used provide a calming effect and promote a positive outlook.
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