6. Be curious.
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.” - James Stephens
When you are stuck in fear you are closed up. You tend to create division in your world and mind. You create barriers between you and other things/people.
Curiosity on the other hand is filled with anticipation and enthusiasm. It opens you up. And when you are open and enthusiastic then you have more fun things to think about than focusing on your fear.
Curiousness also opens you up to gain understanding of something. And with understanding: vague, fog-like fear disappears.
The emotions you experience are often as a result of what you focus your mind on. Change what you focus on about something and you can change your emotions about that thing.
How do you become more curious? One way is to remember how life has become more fun in the past because of your curiosity and to remember all the cool things it helped to discover and experience. And then to work at it. Curiosity is a habit. The more curious you are the more curious you become. And over time it becomes more of a natural part of you.
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.” - James Stephens
When you are stuck in fear you are closed up. You tend to create division in your world and mind. You create barriers between you and other things/people.
Curiosity on the other hand is filled with anticipation and enthusiasm. It opens you up. And when you are open and enthusiastic then you have more fun things to think about than focusing on your fear.
Curiousness also opens you up to gain understanding of something. And with understanding: vague, fog-like fear disappears.
The emotions you experience are often as a result of what you focus your mind on. Change what you focus on about something and you can change your emotions about that thing.
How do you become more curious? One way is to remember how life has become more fun in the past because of your curiosity and to remember all the cool things it helped to discover and experience. And then to work at it. Curiosity is a habit. The more curious you are the more curious you become. And over time it becomes more of a natural part of you.
7. Remove separation. Remove fear.
“Who sees all beings in his own self, and his own self in all beings, loses all fear.” - Isa Upanishad, Hindu Scripture
The ego wants to divide your world. It wants to create barriers, separation and loves to play the comparison game. The game where people are different compared to you, the game where you are better than someone and worse than someone else. All of that creates fear. Doing the opposite removes fear.
As you face your fears, the barriers and separation you have built in your mind decreases. You come closer and feel more of a connection to other people.
With action, curiousness and understanding we come closer to each other. We gain a greater understanding of ourselves and others. And so it becomes easier to see them in you. And you in them.
Author and Credits: Henrik Edberg