#reverb14 | letting go.
letting go | For next year, I’m letting go of…
FEAR.
Much of the "self-work" that I do is around letting go of fear & negativity, and choosing love. I don't think that there is ANY aspect of my life that hasn't been marred by fear in the past few years (and many…for my entire life). A simple example from today…
I've been losing weight at a fairly steady pace. I'm down 20lbs from the beginning of the year. Some of my jeans are pretty much falling off of me. I tried on a few smaller sizes at Old Navy today, and got in line to pay for one pair. It was a minor purchase of $15 (on sale) jeans. While I was standing in the queue, fear was SHOUTING at me. What if I stopped losing weight? What if I gained it back? Why was I buying something for myself during the holiday season? What if I'm feeling too much pride in my efforts? The steady drone of fear caused me to bolt out of the line, put the jeans on a folding cart, and race out of the store. No purchase. Sigh.
I have frequent conversations with my besties about my tendency to lean toward dark & twisty. I can write a tragic ending like no one's business. That's not a writing skill, it's a fear-based practice.
So, in 2015…I'm letting that go. I will remind myself that fear is false evidence appearing real. Fear is my ego-voice trying to sabotage my higher self. Fear is soooo 2014.
Project Reverb | #reverb14 (b/c i dig reflecting & manifesting)
3 Comments
Kirsten J
Listen here, young lady: you march yourself right back in there and buy yourself a new pair of jeans! I love that “FEAR IS A LIAR” – excellent. You are worth a new pair of jeans, you deserve them, and who the heck cares if you gain a bit of weight back and have to get another pair!?!? Old Navy jeans are cheap. I expect an update.
Barb
Get your skinny ass back to the store and buy those jeans, my friend.
(That’s my scary, threatening voice. You should be afraid of that!!)
Bella
Fear is the biggest liar!! Every morsel of anxiety I’ve ever experienced was fear based. Here’s what: keep your old jeans for a year, just in case. You don’t have to throw them out. Tuck them far away and celebrate your loss in your new jeans! What you’ve accomplished for yourself and your health is awesome. High Fives.