I’ve just got back from skiing and two things really struck me.
1) Adults stop at the top of the slope spending ages peering down it.
2) Kids just go straight down.
FEAR – ‘an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger’
– Oxford English Dictionary.
One of the things I love about skiing is watching the way little kids go down a mountain – totally relaxed and without fear. We seem to lose these characteristics as we get older. We invariably become more uptight and less fun – who said fun is just for kids?
What would be possible if you approached life like a 5 year old going down a ski run – arms outstretched, totally relaxed and not worrying about what might happen.
The longer we stand at the top of a slope the more fearful we become as our minds start to think of all the things that can go wrong. This only makes us stiffen up and invariably the law of attraction comes into play and we fulfill our fearful prophecies as we go tumbling down or worse, break a leg.
The challenge for all of us is to trust in our ability more and to let go of our saboteurs who are intent on holding us back.
It is never too late to address fear and once it is conquered there is no going back. We are all capable of skiing like a 5 year old so don’t wait any longer to take on that slope that you have been staring agonizing down fearing the worst.
Put your arms out, take a deep breath and just go for it!
Suggested reading: Taming your Gremlin by Rick Carson.