"Fear is only as deep as the mind allows"
- Japanese Proverb
Had we lived many thousands of years ago, as cavemen and women walking the earth, our fears would have almost certainly been intrinsically linked to our survival.
The instinctive "Fight or Flight" response would have automatically kicked in when confronted by any external force that did us harm, that threatened our very existence to propagate, procreate and survive.
Of course, nowadays there are no longer dinosaurs, lions, bears and tigers (oh my!) roaming free to frighten the living daylights out of us or threaten us. Instead our modern day fears manifest themselves in other forms:
Fear of failure. Fear of rejection. Fear of nonacceptance.
The so called "mind fears". Do these mind fears hold us back? Stop us from achieving our full potential? From going it alone? Is it all too easy to stay firmly routed in the status quo, attached to the umbilical cord of the mother ship, wedded to our dear associates, clinging to the soft warm blanket of our comfort zone, when the slightest tinge of fear rears its ugly head and looks in our direction? or do we embrace the fear, seek opportunity, innovation and bravery?
Fight or Flight. Which will you choose?
- Japanese Proverb
Had we lived many thousands of years ago, as cavemen and women walking the earth, our fears would have almost certainly been intrinsically linked to our survival.
The instinctive "Fight or Flight" response would have automatically kicked in when confronted by any external force that did us harm, that threatened our very existence to propagate, procreate and survive.
Of course, nowadays there are no longer dinosaurs, lions, bears and tigers (oh my!) roaming free to frighten the living daylights out of us or threaten us. Instead our modern day fears manifest themselves in other forms:
Fear of failure. Fear of rejection. Fear of nonacceptance.
The so called "mind fears". Do these mind fears hold us back? Stop us from achieving our full potential? From going it alone? Is it all too easy to stay firmly routed in the status quo, attached to the umbilical cord of the mother ship, wedded to our dear associates, clinging to the soft warm blanket of our comfort zone, when the slightest tinge of fear rears its ugly head and looks in our direction? or do we embrace the fear, seek opportunity, innovation and bravery?
Fight or Flight. Which will you choose?
Cast a cold eye
On life, on death.
Horseman, pass by!
-WB Yeats
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