Fear

One of the curious things about human consciousness is that it is enamored of stability. You bought the concept that stability is something desirable hook, line, and sinker. So you strive for it; you think that if you do not have stability and security then who are you? You might not exist, you might be annihilated.

When one has nothing to lose, one becomes courageous. We are timid only when there is something we can still cling to.

Fear can be processed by: 1) Accepting and giving it expression and 2) Responding creatively by restoring safety yourself.

This requires in the first place that we be honest with ourselves in the depths of the soul. We can no longer have any illusions about ourselves. We must look our own mistakes, weaknesses, and shortcomings in the eye with inner truthfulness. Each time we find an excuse for a weakness, we place an obstacle before us on our upward path. Such