Do you ever push yourself when your own beliefs and thoughts stop you?
By coolsid2007
@coolsid2007 (1030)
India
July 21, 2009 4:52am CST
I do, I think at times our own beliefs and judgements stop us from exploring the truth and so when i find my beliefs stopping me, I push myself.
For example, I had a fear of dark places when i was young, one day when i was alone at home, I shut all the lights and went to sleep, in the beginning I was afraid, now it doesn't bother me at all and that changed my life entirely. I also did not like home lizards and was rather irritated at the site of them but was afraid to push them away with a broom stick or something thinking what if it jumps right on me. I tried it one day and i conquered.
Now i do not allow myself or my irrational side to decide for what i can or cannot do.
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@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
21 Jul 09
Hi, coolsid!
I think we're alike in that way. I find my fears to be a challenge, and I'm compelled to push past those barriers I've built in my mind.
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@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
21 Jul 09
My scren name came from my students, because the mascot of South Miami High School is the cobra. I almost didn't accept the job, because I reared snakes so much. Well, I still don't love them, but I pushed myself past the fear.
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@coolsid2007 (1030)
• India
21 Jul 09
Great , I still at times dream of stuck in a closed place, where i do not have any space even to breathe, but because i have overcome so many of my fears, i no longer have a strong fear of it.
As it was once "Courage is not an absence of fear, its just a resistance to fear" the more you resist, the more courage you get.
@pratyushtamhankar (859)
• India
21 Jul 09
Yup, I do that too. I was afraid of a song, it was a ghostly song. So one day i lied on my bed, switched all the lights off, put on my headphones and listened to that song full volume... I remember, I kept calm the whole time but after it finished, I was sweating on that cold night. But, I never feared that music again. Then again, I remember I had dreams that i used to fear, but I gained control over them too...
@pratyushtamhankar (859)
• India
22 Jul 09
Yup thats the way to live alright. There's nothing like facing your fears and living...
