Fear and Change — Choosing My Perception
I’ve been thinking about fear lately and how it can affect my perception of reality. The genesis for this has been some developments at work that have changed the order of things. These changes could very well be wonderful with excellent outcomes for many. But it’s change, and I liked the way it was! (Sound familiar?)
I know today that I must embrace change and trust that positive results will always happen as long as I am doing my part. So thankfully, I can move past my fear-based thinking very quickly now. But still it comes — the pattern I am so familiar with — anticipating a future reality created from fear based thinking, making that reality “true” through negative projection — and then actually making decisions and acting on them based on these negative realities that haven’t even happened! And guess what happens — negative outcomes.
My mind still naturally drifts towards fear when changes come. I can always stop the actions that can seem like real solutions when I am thinking this way, because I learned to recognize the pattern. With practice and faith, my thinking gets better too.
Perhaps some day I will truly welcome all change without first having a fear-based reaction. A worthy goal. But I’ll be satisfied with progress towards it.
