Comments on: Fear In The Present Moment

By: Ambrosia

Ambrosia — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:01:01 +0000

Coming back to the present can be slow. For me, I often wake up from a nap with dread. I wanted just 2 more hours of sleep. 2 more hours of escape from everyday demands.

Once I wake up and jump into parenting, those thoughts disappear. I remember how much I love being a mom and love being a wife. I remember how much fun my two kids are.

But, I still would like to have 2 more hours of uninterrupted sleep.

By: emma

emma — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:42:24 +0000

I love this post, Dian, and I laughed at the compulsion to keep opening your eyes just to ensure you weren't getting wet. I've done that so many times, in so many circumstances – not trusting the moment, not trusting that I'm just fine where I am.

In answer to your question, fear comes to me most often when I'm THINKING rather than DOING. Any time I'm actually in action, the fear gets muted or, sometimes, even disappears. But that damn brain of mine, it frequently mistakes fear as its soul mate.

By: nazimaali

nazimaali — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:32:05 +0000

Beautifully said, I've been trying to meditate on a regular basis lately and embracing the silence is the hardest part. 'Being present', will keep on working at it. Thanks for this.

By: heatherplett

heatherplett — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:51:39 +0000

Beautifully said.

Last year, I chose “fearless” as my word for the year. I was surprised when the fears I really had to struggle with were the little ones that hardly felt like fears at all.

By: heatherplett

heatherplett — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:51:39 +0000

Beautifully said.

Last year, I chose “fearless” as my word for the year. I was surprised when the fears I really had to struggle with were the little ones that hardly felt like fears at all.

By: ronnadetrick

ronnadetrick — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:40:11 +0000

Mmmm, Dian: so, so beautiful. The kind of silence that's good, beautiful, life-giving, transformative, restorative. So grateful for your words. Indeed, fear melts away. Thank you.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:36:41 +0000

Love this, Diane. I come around to the present moment when I do. I gave up a while back of trying to do it. I just noticed that i did it…at some point I always came back. As I quit trying, I found I was here more often. That being said, sometimes I come back when I feel the yucky feeling in my body that comes when I over-think. I can feel the intensity of the thoughts coagulating in my belly, chest and head. Then, I'm back. Voila. Or, I realize I;m really enjoying a luscious emotional binge, but also realize it's not so luscious…then, I'm back. Here. Now. And, realize, I never really left. I just thought I did.

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