This daily journal came from a promise. Right before Memorial Day 2009, I met with my business coach Joe Stumpf. I shared with him my total burn out in my business of 20 years. Frustrated by what my life had become, I promised to get up at 5:00 AM every day, meditate and journal and focus on bringing passion back into every aspect of my life, my work, my family and my personal growth. Instead of going to work every day and having a PITY PARTY, I have decided to have a PASSION PARTY.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Bonus: How to Defeat Fear
HOW TO DEFEAT FEAR by Pema Chodron
Once there was a young warrior. Her teacher told her that she had to do
battle with fear. She didn’t want to do that. It seemed too aggressive;
it was scary; it seemed unfriendly. But the teacher said she had to do
it and gave instructions for the battle.
The day arrived. The
student warrior stood on one side, and fear stood on the other. The
warrior was feeling very small, and fear was looking big and wrathful.
The young warrior roused herself and went toward fear, prostrated three
times, and asked, “May I have permission to go into battle with you?”
Fear said, “Thank you for showing me so much respect that you ask permission.”
Then the young warrior said, “How can I defeat you?”
Fear replied, “My weapons are that I talk fast, and I get very close to
your face. Then you get completely unnerved, and you do whatever I say.
If you don’t do what I tell you, I have no power. You can listen to me,
and you can have respect for me. You can even be convinced by me. But
if you don’t do what I say, I have no power.”
In that way, the student warrior learned how to defeat fear.
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