Forum on : Fear

Fear is a powerful tool. Society uses it to scare us about everything, and to keep us on the track. Family uses it to force to follow their dreams, not our dreams. It took me a long way and I paid a very high price to follow my dream. I'm wondering what to think about Fear, why do people try to instigate this fear in eveybody? And the best option is that, in your opinion, we have, to not respect this unnatural fear and move forward towards our dream.
Thank you,
Paulo

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[TheFawks1980]

i just recently had a life-altering experience where i witnessed the explosion of a life. now i use it as a cautionary tale to tell everyone what will happen when u live ur life in fear and don't accept the realities of ur problems. ur fears wil literally imprison u. only through accepting and dealing with them can they finally go away.

[megachocolatedelight]

False Evidence Appearing Real F.E.A.R

[lovedaleme]

i love u Paulo... ur best writer i have come across.. love the alchimist

[angeloselarja93]

Coelho is a dickhead

[VLOGABIZ]

Fear, is an emotion, which is a driving force thru, thought, thinking.

To rid oneself, is to think other thoughts. Most cause fear to gain something, most the time power, resources,money, love, yes love. When this emotion controls you, you are not in control, its just an emotion.

[espoir72]

IT'S VERY WISE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT SOCIETY AND FEAR. THANK YOU, YOU ENCOURAGE ME A LOT!

[MrHanifkp]

"It took me a long way and I paid a very high price to follow my dream"

Question for Paulo:

How exactly did you overcome your fear and follow your dream? what actions did you take? what was your story? I think we can all learn from the actionable steps you took and the things you realized along the way. Thank you!

[Travoo33]

Totally agree with paulo. Fear is powerful because it stops you from following your dreams. Ppl use fear as a threat to you. Fear of loss, money, death,etc. But its to us tht makes it a fear. When someone says 'you can't do this because you will lose' then its up to you to take as fear or not. They already shown tht they think you have fear but really its up to you. If you believe them then you have fear. I've overcame some fear I thought I wud never do and I'm proud of myself ButI have moreleft

[RevolutionaryJam]

the left brain associated with logic and sequential processing evolved to alert us to dangers in our environment so when people think too much they become fearful, stressed and anxious. The holistic right brain, associated with creativity, has not capacity to process fear, that is why the piano, drawing, etc. is so relaxing

the right brain brings us into the moment, the left brain flicks back and forth between past and future, perhaps why so many spiritual traditions say "live in the moment".

[svraju84]

most people are fearful of change