Fearless Living

I wanted to share with you a wonderful book I read some years ago now. At the time it had a tremendous impact on my life. It’s called Fearless Living by Rhonda Britten. In her book….

 

‘Rhonda tells her own inspirational story of overcoming the violent death of her parents and shedding the fears that kept her from success. She believes that we live our lives according to two patterns of behavior that she calls the “Wheel of Fear” and the “Wheel of Freedom” .The key is to get off the Wheel of Fear and on to the Wheel of Freedom where one can take risks, seize opportunities and nurture self confidence.’

 

In the chapter called “What is Fear” she says, ‘Fear is both the cause and effect of the feelings, thoughts or actions that prohibit you from accepting yourself and realizing your full potential. Fear stands between you and your ability to go anywhere you like, do anything you want, and meet anyone you please. To help you stay safe, fear motivates you to hide your essential nature by thwarting your ability to express yourself truthfully.

 

Renowned psychologist Abraham Maslow, in his classic work Toward a Psychology of Being, described the process in this way: “this kind of fear is defensive, in the sense that it is a protection of our self esteem….We tend to be afraid of any knowledge that could cause us to despise ourselves, or to make us feel inferior, weak , worthless, evil, shameful…We also tend to avoid personal growth because this, too, can bring another kind of fear…This is the struggle against our own greatness…Thus to discover in oneself a great talent can certainly bring exhilaration but it can also bring a fear of the dangers and responsibilities…The moment of fright is understandable, but it must be overcome.”

 

Fearless Living is about helping you do precisely that, not just once but as a way of life.’

 

It’s well worth a read!