What's in a word? That which we call fear by any other name, would it smell as frightening? Would we react the same way? Would our cells change in how they react to things we are afraid of simply by changing the meaning of the word fear? What are you afraid of? Think about what you are afraid of and then try this acronym for fear:
F alse
E vidence
A ppearing
R eal
As soon as I looked at my fears as false evidences appearing real, they weren't as scary. I found fallacies in my judgement and my evaluation of what was causing me fear. I realized most of my fears were exaggerated and made up in my own mind. Indeed, fear is mostly all in our minds.
What does fear have to do with my blog about a chick eating? Well, I was afraid. I took a professional writing class and was told by the teacher and several people in class to NEVER write for free. Blogging = writing for free = foolish for professional writers. The teacher said it's stupid to blog because you are writing for free. He instructed us to print what we write, get it copyrighted and get it published in magazines, newspapers, and books. He said people will steal your writing if you post online. As a newbie writer without much guidance, this class was my first introduction to the world of writing. This instilled a fear of writing on my blog. I let this marinate for months and what did the fear lead to? Unhappiness. I really wanted to write in my blog and I didn't because of what this one teacher told me.
Suddenly I asked myself, why am I afraid to blog? I was afraid of pouring my heart out in my blog only to have it amount to nothing. Maybe I'd never get any followers. Maybe it is a waste of my creative energy to write for free. Maybe this and maybe that...Maybe I was being a chicken...Well, this chick eats; this chick writes, and this chick is not going to be afraid of writing in her blog anymore!
Writing makes me feel good, and the fact that it gets posted online and is immediately available for others to read makes me feel even better! People reading my writing and finding it useful makes me feel purposeful, which makes me happy. We all like to connect with other people and blogging allows immediate feedback, connection, and sharing. I'm going to say "poo poo" to my "fears" because they are false. I choose to do what makes me feel happy and allows me to share meaningful things with others on an individual and mass level.
Please stay tuned because I look forward to continuously and consistently posting on my blog. F*** the other four letter word; F*** fear and feel empowered. Feel love for yourself by overcoming your fears. What we choose to see is our reality. Feel freedom the moment you realize fears are merely false evidences appearing real.
F alse
E vidence
A ppearing
R eal
As soon as I looked at my fears as false evidences appearing real, they weren't as scary. I found fallacies in my judgement and my evaluation of what was causing me fear. I realized most of my fears were exaggerated and made up in my own mind. Indeed, fear is mostly all in our minds.
What does fear have to do with my blog about a chick eating? Well, I was afraid. I took a professional writing class and was told by the teacher and several people in class to NEVER write for free. Blogging = writing for free = foolish for professional writers. The teacher said it's stupid to blog because you are writing for free. He instructed us to print what we write, get it copyrighted and get it published in magazines, newspapers, and books. He said people will steal your writing if you post online. As a newbie writer without much guidance, this class was my first introduction to the world of writing. This instilled a fear of writing on my blog. I let this marinate for months and what did the fear lead to? Unhappiness. I really wanted to write in my blog and I didn't because of what this one teacher told me.
Suddenly I asked myself, why am I afraid to blog? I was afraid of pouring my heart out in my blog only to have it amount to nothing. Maybe I'd never get any followers. Maybe it is a waste of my creative energy to write for free. Maybe this and maybe that...Maybe I was being a chicken...Well, this chick eats; this chick writes, and this chick is not going to be afraid of writing in her blog anymore!
Writing makes me feel good, and the fact that it gets posted online and is immediately available for others to read makes me feel even better! People reading my writing and finding it useful makes me feel purposeful, which makes me happy. We all like to connect with other people and blogging allows immediate feedback, connection, and sharing. I'm going to say "poo poo" to my "fears" because they are false. I choose to do what makes me feel happy and allows me to share meaningful things with others on an individual and mass level.
Please stay tuned because I look forward to continuously and consistently posting on my blog. F*** the other four letter word; F*** fear and feel empowered. Feel love for yourself by overcoming your fears. What we choose to see is our reality. Feel freedom the moment you realize fears are merely false evidences appearing real.
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