‘Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear’ - Mark Twain
‘If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves’ - Bryant H. McGill
Pinned onto my office door is an adapted quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt, it states that before you enter you must be optimistic as you have two choices either 1. Light a candle or 2. Curse the darkness. (Abridged version)
The meaning of the quote is simply to stress that rather than complain about a problem, come into the office with an open mind to discuss a solution.
The quote is quite apt, as on Tuesday my Son (Johnnie) is having a series of hand operations to bring him into the five fingered crowd. (Gloves for Xmas) and to be truthful, I can be Mr Worry guts. : (
Like most parents, my time has been spent, and wasted, on what could happen. I am entering the room and cursing the darkness, or more simply put.... I have a fear of the unknown and creating a scenario in my mind of what could happen.
In thinking about our future, our current lives, we all need to light that candle and give ourselves a break. We are pre-conditioned to fear of the future as this encourages us to consume.
I remember one of the most cynical advertising campaigns several years ago by Heinz, it announced that due to low sales it was axing ‘Salad Cream’, low and behold, outrage, panic , and then Heinz wanting to play the hero, decided that they will buckle under public opinion, and shelve plans to axe the cream.
To be the cynic, and in the style of Dave Chappelle.
‘Word?’
However, we trick our own minds all the time, if only on a subconscious level, but this does drive our behaviour. Whatever we imagine is the worst scenario possible, and how it affects us. We even create how our emotions control us, and even paralyse us.
What we need is a dose of courage.
Before Christianity swept across Europe, and especially Britain, we were a mix of Pagan warrior and farmers. We worshiped many gods and only feared their actions, which they witnessed in the manifestation of misfortune and natural acts. It only become later that the rise of Christianity brought along fear of the church’s Dogma, and man-made doctrines.
No longer could the strongest man simply take what-ever they needed, some say this is evolution. Strength was measured about how rigorously you stuck to the teachings of the bible out of fear, and a moral code that restricts natural instincts for fear of the ‘unknown’.
I would even go as far to say that courage became elusive, not all but gone, but the precursor was always fear of the unknown. When you fear an invisible entity, would be wrong to say that you could also fear your emotions if they did contradict Dogma.
The moments before battle the ancient Pagan warriors used to bang on their chests with a war cry, this point of the body increases courage and used to inspire the warrior into victory. This stimulates adrenalin around the body.
Let me see you war face, was something that I used to do as an ice-breaker when training Lifeguards in a previous life.
I was of course taken aback by this, as last week my quarterly visit to my Kinesiologist suggested that there was some fear, with regards to Johnnie’s operation. She gave me a technique to help me overcome this.
This is similar to The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), but was more simple and direct and involved me taking my first two fingers and constantly tapping my sternum for over a minute. I bring my fear in the open, and tap away stating that positive and courageous statements.
I appreciate the cynicism, and not that long ago would have joined you in mocking condemnation. However, I have seen the results of these tapping techniques and urge you to at least read about EFT. (light the candle, and do not curse the darkness of what is the unknown)
So, courage can help me hold a candle whilst in the darkness. Surely this should be for everything in my life.
Keeping the accent on the positive, feeling the fear, banging my chest and go roaring in knowing that all I need to do is see the six inches in from of my face.
These six inches, this space does have a word, and that my friends, is called NOW!
Now is the place we live, there is no fear in Now, as we cannot emotionally predict and see beyond now. We have to live in each passing moment, and enjoy each solitary second.
I read once a beautiful poem by William Blake, and believe that it encapsulates everything that I am trying to say.
‘He who binds to himself a joy’
‘Does the winged life destroy’
‘But he who kisses the joy as it flies’
‘Lives in eternity’s sunrise’
There are lots of meanings, but binding to a joy could be living in denial trying to recreate a good time from the past, maybe even love? We do not live in the past, only in the now. So we must love everything that passes by us by. As this will only give us eternal happiness.
Puss Puss
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PS - I will update about Johnnies operation next time, take care. All the pictures will be up on Facebook
‘If we fear the unknown then surely we fear ourselves’ - Bryant H. McGill
Pinned onto my office door is an adapted quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt, it states that before you enter you must be optimistic as you have two choices either 1. Light a candle or 2. Curse the darkness. (Abridged version)
The meaning of the quote is simply to stress that rather than complain about a problem, come into the office with an open mind to discuss a solution.
The quote is quite apt, as on Tuesday my Son (Johnnie) is having a series of hand operations to bring him into the five fingered crowd. (Gloves for Xmas) and to be truthful, I can be Mr Worry guts. : (
Like most parents, my time has been spent, and wasted, on what could happen. I am entering the room and cursing the darkness, or more simply put.... I have a fear of the unknown and creating a scenario in my mind of what could happen.
In thinking about our future, our current lives, we all need to light that candle and give ourselves a break. We are pre-conditioned to fear of the future as this encourages us to consume.
I remember one of the most cynical advertising campaigns several years ago by Heinz, it announced that due to low sales it was axing ‘Salad Cream’, low and behold, outrage, panic , and then Heinz wanting to play the hero, decided that they will buckle under public opinion, and shelve plans to axe the cream.
To be the cynic, and in the style of Dave Chappelle.
‘Word?’
However, we trick our own minds all the time, if only on a subconscious level, but this does drive our behaviour. Whatever we imagine is the worst scenario possible, and how it affects us. We even create how our emotions control us, and even paralyse us.
What we need is a dose of courage.
Before Christianity swept across Europe, and especially Britain, we were a mix of Pagan warrior and farmers. We worshiped many gods and only feared their actions, which they witnessed in the manifestation of misfortune and natural acts. It only become later that the rise of Christianity brought along fear of the church’s Dogma, and man-made doctrines.
No longer could the strongest man simply take what-ever they needed, some say this is evolution. Strength was measured about how rigorously you stuck to the teachings of the bible out of fear, and a moral code that restricts natural instincts for fear of the ‘unknown’.
I would even go as far to say that courage became elusive, not all but gone, but the precursor was always fear of the unknown. When you fear an invisible entity, would be wrong to say that you could also fear your emotions if they did contradict Dogma.
The moments before battle the ancient Pagan warriors used to bang on their chests with a war cry, this point of the body increases courage and used to inspire the warrior into victory. This stimulates adrenalin around the body.
Let me see you war face, was something that I used to do as an ice-breaker when training Lifeguards in a previous life.
I was of course taken aback by this, as last week my quarterly visit to my Kinesiologist suggested that there was some fear, with regards to Johnnie’s operation. She gave me a technique to help me overcome this.
This is similar to The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), but was more simple and direct and involved me taking my first two fingers and constantly tapping my sternum for over a minute. I bring my fear in the open, and tap away stating that positive and courageous statements.
I appreciate the cynicism, and not that long ago would have joined you in mocking condemnation. However, I have seen the results of these tapping techniques and urge you to at least read about EFT. (light the candle, and do not curse the darkness of what is the unknown)
So, courage can help me hold a candle whilst in the darkness. Surely this should be for everything in my life.
Keeping the accent on the positive, feeling the fear, banging my chest and go roaring in knowing that all I need to do is see the six inches in from of my face.
These six inches, this space does have a word, and that my friends, is called NOW!
Now is the place we live, there is no fear in Now, as we cannot emotionally predict and see beyond now. We have to live in each passing moment, and enjoy each solitary second.
I read once a beautiful poem by William Blake, and believe that it encapsulates everything that I am trying to say.
‘He who binds to himself a joy’
‘Does the winged life destroy’
‘But he who kisses the joy as it flies’
‘Lives in eternity’s sunrise’
There are lots of meanings, but binding to a joy could be living in denial trying to recreate a good time from the past, maybe even love? We do not live in the past, only in the now. So we must love everything that passes by us by. As this will only give us eternal happiness.
Puss Puss
xxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxx
x
PS - I will update about Johnnies operation next time, take care. All the pictures will be up on Facebook
1 comment:
This I believe is ur best work ever!!....Real life situations and experiences rather than duplicating quotes from writers and famous historical figures. I have read all ur other blogs and didn't think much of them but this is heart warming, it has real passion, soul and life in it, I could feel ur emotions...write from the heart not the head....x
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