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| Obsessive Fear and Worry Fear and worry. The new pandemic; the ultimate weapon. |
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White Light
White light is the mind’s symbol of all things great and creative. Light is the source of life. It creates life
and maintains life. White light is a symbolic interpretation of God and love. It represents purity and
healing. It is viewed as the highest and finest vibration or frequency. Imagining white light within us,
radiating out from us, and being connected to us, will instruct the mind to align us with love, life, healing
and creation. By being still and visualizing white light, we are able to activate our own emotions to
generate love and lightness. This again gets back to what we think and feel, will attract us to what is
compatible or similar.
The same is true for fear. Consciously or unconsciously indulging in fearful thoughts and emotions will also
align us with similar energies. Repetitious fear creates a negative belief system and attracts that type of
behaviour and compatible energies.
It could be so simple to master this game of life. So easy, to view life as a wonderful adventure; filled with
extraordinary beauty and possibilities. There is so much good, infinite love, abundance and joy, if we
choose to connect into it. Love and happiness are not just random acts or accidents which come along,
sweep us up and then toss us out. Love and happiness are self-generated and contagious. They align to
everything within a similar frequency and will expand and grow.
It is about making conscious decisions to create and maintain thoughts and emotions which are creative in
nature. And no, it’s not always easy, and no, you won’t be able to control all things, all of the time.
Consider this, If you went back over your life and took an inventory of every worry and fear that you
have ever had, and tossed out every monkey, dog and witch, how many fears would be left? If you
dissected all of the real fears and noted the outcomes, how many were as bad as you imagined at the
time? If you listed the really bad outcomes, the things which almost destroyed you and or dramatically
changed you, then you might also wonder what of these events shaped the person that you are today. The
big question here of course, is that, if everything that went before made you who you are today, then how
many regrets will you carry?
You might find that a larger percentage of your life has been wasted on imagined dangers. If this is so,
then, imagine this: what if you had that time back again? What would you be capable of creating, being,
experiencing or feeling if you used your useless worry and imagined fear energies in creating and choosing
thoughts, emotions and actions? What could your life be?
It is obvious that we do choose our thoughts. Therefore we can change them by will or we can allow them
to rattle around in our heads unsupervised and out of control. It is also obvious that our emotions are
reactions to those thoughts. How we react or respond is also a choice. We may be anywhere between
fear and love at any given time – the choice is ours.
There is a little story about Buddha which goes like this:
Buddha was famous for being able to maintain his serenity. It was said that he could not be provoked.
One man, decided that this could not be true, and so set out to prove that he could provoke him. Day
after day, he teased and taunted and tried to provoke Buddha to become angry or at least annoyed.
When Buddha failed to respond, he finally said to Buddha, “How can it be that you have not become
angry or annoyed with me?”
Buddha replied, “If someone offered you a gift, and you chose to not accept that gift, who would the gift
belong to?”
“Well,” said the man, “the gift would remain the property of the giver”.
“Exactly!” said Buddha.
Copyright Sonya Green 2005.
White light is the mind’s symbol of all things great and creative. Light is the source of life. It creates life
and maintains life. White light is a symbolic interpretation of God and love. It represents purity and
healing. It is viewed as the highest and finest vibration or frequency. Imagining white light within us,
radiating out from us, and being connected to us, will instruct the mind to align us with love, life, healing
and creation. By being still and visualizing white light, we are able to activate our own emotions to
generate love and lightness. This again gets back to what we think and feel, will attract us to what is
compatible or similar.
The same is true for fear. Consciously or unconsciously indulging in fearful thoughts and emotions will also
align us with similar energies. Repetitious fear creates a negative belief system and attracts that type of
behaviour and compatible energies.
It could be so simple to master this game of life. So easy, to view life as a wonderful adventure; filled with
extraordinary beauty and possibilities. There is so much good, infinite love, abundance and joy, if we
choose to connect into it. Love and happiness are not just random acts or accidents which come along,
sweep us up and then toss us out. Love and happiness are self-generated and contagious. They align to
everything within a similar frequency and will expand and grow.
It is about making conscious decisions to create and maintain thoughts and emotions which are creative in
nature. And no, it’s not always easy, and no, you won’t be able to control all things, all of the time.
Consider this, If you went back over your life and took an inventory of every worry and fear that you
have ever had, and tossed out every monkey, dog and witch, how many fears would be left? If you
dissected all of the real fears and noted the outcomes, how many were as bad as you imagined at the
time? If you listed the really bad outcomes, the things which almost destroyed you and or dramatically
changed you, then you might also wonder what of these events shaped the person that you are today. The
big question here of course, is that, if everything that went before made you who you are today, then how
many regrets will you carry?
You might find that a larger percentage of your life has been wasted on imagined dangers. If this is so,
then, imagine this: what if you had that time back again? What would you be capable of creating, being,
experiencing or feeling if you used your useless worry and imagined fear energies in creating and choosing
thoughts, emotions and actions? What could your life be?
It is obvious that we do choose our thoughts. Therefore we can change them by will or we can allow them
to rattle around in our heads unsupervised and out of control. It is also obvious that our emotions are
reactions to those thoughts. How we react or respond is also a choice. We may be anywhere between
fear and love at any given time – the choice is ours.
There is a little story about Buddha which goes like this:
Buddha was famous for being able to maintain his serenity. It was said that he could not be provoked.
One man, decided that this could not be true, and so set out to prove that he could provoke him. Day
after day, he teased and taunted and tried to provoke Buddha to become angry or at least annoyed.
When Buddha failed to respond, he finally said to Buddha, “How can it be that you have not become
angry or annoyed with me?”
Buddha replied, “If someone offered you a gift, and you chose to not accept that gift, who would the gift
belong to?”
“Well,” said the man, “the gift would remain the property of the giver”.
“Exactly!” said Buddha.
Copyright Sonya Green 2005.
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Fear - The Ultimate Weapon part 2.
Symbology
Previously, I have symbolized fear and worry by giving them identities. So, I will
just bring them back now for another look. They are the Chattering Monkey, the
Barking Dog and the Witch.
The chattering monkey symbolized the constant dialogue which goes on and on in
our heads when we are obsessively worrying. He engages us in a prolonged and
exaggerated drama and reinforces our victim status. The chattering monkey, as a
symbol for fear, demonstrates how we take a reasonably small fear, compare it to
everything that ever happened before, and clump it all together and exaggerate it.
Words like, no one, everyone, always, never and forever, have this one problem
sweeping across our past, present and future and gathering everyone and
everything that ever hurt or offended us.
The chattering monkey is a master at making big out of little.
The barking dog, I have decided, is a toothless, barking dog. Dogs are trained to
bark. They are hardly ever trained to bite. Barking dogs will scare you away or
stop you in your tracks by the implication that they may bite. We don’t even need
to see the dog; it could be a miniature poodle for all we know. But, if it barks, we
will give it power and control and accept that we must back away. Symbolically,
the barking dog is the reason we don’t do things that we do want to do or the
reason we do things that we don’t want to do. Peer pressure can be a barking
dog. Shyness or insecurity, fear of being rejected or abandoned are probably all
barking dog fears.
The witch is a complete fabrication. She never existed at all. For an unknown
reason, when we are insecure, scared or threatened in any way, whether real or
imagined, we justify our fear by inventing a greater threat than the one at hand. I
guess we feel humiliated, small, afraid, powerless and weak for not being able to
conquer our fear or problem, so we somehow excuse, justify or forgive
ourselves, by inventing a greater threat. The problem with the witch is that we
convince ourselves and others, that she exists. We actively involve ourselves in
focusing all of our energies in dealing with her, just burning ourselves out and
sabotaging our lives.
Symbolically, jealousy can be a witch. Imagining that your partner is cheating on
you when there is absolutely no reason other than your own insecurity is how a
relationship can be destroyed by a witch. Hearing a noise outside your window at
night can also be a witch, as you freeze with fear and convince yourself that it is a
psycho-rapist. Some people convince themselves that entire races of people,
people they have never even met, are all criminals or terrorists – that’s a lot of
witches!
The secret to controlling fear is to expose it for what it is. Often, we accuse other
people or the events themselves for our fears or we convert fear into other
emotions like self-righteousness, anger, insecurity, greed or any number of
deceptive responses.
If you are feeling despondent, indifferent, isolated, fatigued, depressed, or any
emotion that is dark, you need to name it and then claim it. You will be amazed at
how many emotions mask fear, but once you can see it, you can begin to
challenge or dismantle it.
The reasons I have brought in the chattering monkey, the barking dog and the
witch are to save you from hours of verbal ping-pong. Long, drawn out analytical
dialogue will drive you crazy, it can be self-indulgent and most probably
unproductive. Imagined fears and exaggerated fears need to be stopped and
dismissed as soon as they are exposed. The sub-conscious mind grabs an image
and all of the interpretation that that image represents. When you catch a fear you
name it. You then ask yourself, is this fear real or is it a monkey, dog or a witch?
By creating a habit of applying these images to fears, the mind will soon learn to
challenge and stop the interplay or the indulgence.
Symbology
Previously, I have symbolized fear and worry by giving them identities. So, I will
just bring them back now for another look. They are the Chattering Monkey, the
Barking Dog and the Witch.
The chattering monkey symbolized the constant dialogue which goes on and on in
our heads when we are obsessively worrying. He engages us in a prolonged and
exaggerated drama and reinforces our victim status. The chattering monkey, as a
symbol for fear, demonstrates how we take a reasonably small fear, compare it to
everything that ever happened before, and clump it all together and exaggerate it.
Words like, no one, everyone, always, never and forever, have this one problem
sweeping across our past, present and future and gathering everyone and
everything that ever hurt or offended us.
The chattering monkey is a master at making big out of little.
The barking dog, I have decided, is a toothless, barking dog. Dogs are trained to
bark. They are hardly ever trained to bite. Barking dogs will scare you away or
stop you in your tracks by the implication that they may bite. We don’t even need
to see the dog; it could be a miniature poodle for all we know. But, if it barks, we
will give it power and control and accept that we must back away. Symbolically,
the barking dog is the reason we don’t do things that we do want to do or the
reason we do things that we don’t want to do. Peer pressure can be a barking
dog. Shyness or insecurity, fear of being rejected or abandoned are probably all
barking dog fears.
The witch is a complete fabrication. She never existed at all. For an unknown
reason, when we are insecure, scared or threatened in any way, whether real or
imagined, we justify our fear by inventing a greater threat than the one at hand. I
guess we feel humiliated, small, afraid, powerless and weak for not being able to
conquer our fear or problem, so we somehow excuse, justify or forgive
ourselves, by inventing a greater threat. The problem with the witch is that we
convince ourselves and others, that she exists. We actively involve ourselves in
focusing all of our energies in dealing with her, just burning ourselves out and
sabotaging our lives.
Symbolically, jealousy can be a witch. Imagining that your partner is cheating on
you when there is absolutely no reason other than your own insecurity is how a
relationship can be destroyed by a witch. Hearing a noise outside your window at
night can also be a witch, as you freeze with fear and convince yourself that it is a
psycho-rapist. Some people convince themselves that entire races of people,
people they have never even met, are all criminals or terrorists – that’s a lot of
witches!
The secret to controlling fear is to expose it for what it is. Often, we accuse other
people or the events themselves for our fears or we convert fear into other
emotions like self-righteousness, anger, insecurity, greed or any number of
deceptive responses.
If you are feeling despondent, indifferent, isolated, fatigued, depressed, or any
emotion that is dark, you need to name it and then claim it. You will be amazed at
how many emotions mask fear, but once you can see it, you can begin to
challenge or dismantle it.
The reasons I have brought in the chattering monkey, the barking dog and the
witch are to save you from hours of verbal ping-pong. Long, drawn out analytical
dialogue will drive you crazy, it can be self-indulgent and most probably
unproductive. Imagined fears and exaggerated fears need to be stopped and
dismissed as soon as they are exposed. The sub-conscious mind grabs an image
and all of the interpretation that that image represents. When you catch a fear you
name it. You then ask yourself, is this fear real or is it a monkey, dog or a witch?
By creating a habit of applying these images to fears, the mind will soon learn to
challenge and stop the interplay or the indulgence.
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