Today’s episode is fueled by James Baldwin’s story I Am Not Your Negro, which highlights the role of fear in the story of our racism. He speaks powerfully undeniable and profound words straight into the heart of anyone who is willing to listen!
It got me thinking about fear. We may be living with more fear than most of us Americans are used to. Our American dream has kept us lost in a fantasy world that we are being forced out of. Maybe the issues facing us today are just highlighting fears that we have become good at avoiding.
The unavoidable reality is that fear drives much of what comes out of us, and it might be the reason we don’t like each other very much right now.
Today’s episode is an invitation to come out of denial and acknowledge that we are afraid. Fear is part of the human existence and needs to be dealt with consistently and honestly or it will quietly continue to wreck us.
The invitation:
- Acknowledge fear with these words, “I’m scared.”
- Admit to yourself that you are scared.
- Name what scares you and then keep asking, “but what am I really afraid of?”
- Sit and have a conversation with your fear (accept it as normal, console your fear with your commitment to stay with it and offer your strength, speak into your fear the things you know and have and are that offer the confidence to walk through life together).
- Watch for the opportunity to remind yourself, “I’m just scared.” Then choose to relate with life at a deeper level than your fear itself can offer.
- If you have something robbing you of your own internal freedom you can contact Judy for a free breakthrough coaching session and get a taste of what’s possible!
“Not everything that is faced changes, but nothing changes until it is faced.”
James Baldwin
Let’s face our fear together!
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Mentioned in this episode
If We Matter | Episode 40: Change is right here
James Baldwin | I Am Not Your Negro
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