When we fear the unknown
It is not that we fear where we are going
It is actually the fear of fear itself
Fear can be all-consuming
However in its rawness
Fear can allow us a rite of passage
A rite of passage to the unknown
A space that can be entered, that allows movement
Everything is in movement
Towards something, away from something
It is only when we stop this movement it creates drama
It is only in this stuck state that creates resistance
This resistance to what is
Creates further resistance to what is
Disrupting the constant flow of life
Creating something to adhere to
Here, the mind wants to play
Here, the ego mind lives
Here….where something must be a certain way
Here….where that emotion must create a certain wave of reaction
To free ourselves from the clutches of the ego mind
We must keep things in flow
We must bring all to the present moment and let it be seen
Let it be felt and move through our existence
If we try to hold on, this fortifies the reaction
The resistance to movement creates rigidity
It is only in the surrender and the allowance of all things in the moment
That we can truly live in an authentic way
We can see and feel rigidity
Things must be a certain way
I am holding pain in my body here
Instead of holding on to that idea or that pain
Why not go into it and allow it to be, let go in the moment, let it move
Why do we not practice surrender instead of holding on?
It is the ego mind that feels threatened by surrender
It knows it cannot exist in the world of surrender
If fights for its’ survival
Who do we want to drive our vessel?
Someone who insists on keeping us anchored in our past experiences and in promise of a set future?
Or….from a place that is allowing of who we truly are in each moment and wants us to dream big and connect to what is possible?
It is up to us to choose
We can either step into a new way of being
Or….we can stay in the familiarity of life driven by ego…keeping us bound to our past
Remember fear itself can open doors to the unknown
If we just allow it…in full presence…embraced within our hearts
Only in this embrace can we move beyond the limitations of our minds
- Nicola Cunha