It’s resolution time all the world over.
Or is it goal setting?
Or a word for the year?
Whatever you want to call it, I love it all for the fact that it brings life into focus.
My word for this year was picked out a while ago – it is “fearless” and I am excited that I am already owning it fully. It is an interesting word though because it is subjective and therefore we will all have different views on what constitutes fearlessness. For some of you “bolder” people fearless would look like a wild adventure of bungee jumping and speaking in front of 500 people. For those who are very reluctant to take any risks it could mean going to a dinner party where you don’t know everyone or deviating from your favourite, comforting things in life.
I have lived for a very long time with fear holding me back.
Perfectionism means I am afraid to do seemingly simple things like learn to craft – I have bought supplies for jewellery making, scrapbooking, papercrafting and sewing (including a machine) and they sit and collect dust. What if I ruin fabric or can’t make that wire wrapped earring I envision?
A severe battle with Post natal depression meant I was afraid of who I had become. Would I ever be 100% healthy and happy again?
Staying at home with my kids for eight and a half years means I am afraid I have lost my identity as “me” and have to figure it all out again now that they are in school and I am starting “over”. So much self doubt when you have been away from the paid work force for years – where will I fit in and what will I do and how will I contribute?
Losing my father when I was fourteen makes me terrified of losing my husband – so I watch when he eats something unhealthy or his stress levels are high and live in fear he too will have a heart attack and leave me on my own.
And there is more… that I don’t think I will ever share here, but it will go – with all the rest. One day at a time, piece by piece they will all go.
Yesterday I launched the 52 weeks to simplify your life challenge. For me that was a fearless move.
There were so many “what ifs” and hesitation whether it was a bold or stupid move. I have been blogging for less than five months and my first fear was “what if I throw out this challenge and no one shows up”? (I would look like an idiot and I would take it on board as a sign of people’s lack of belief in me etc.) There were other fears as I debated whether to go ahead with this.
I have learned that I don’t have to have it all sorted out. I don’t have to get it perfect or worry about what might be. I only have to worry about one step at a time, one day at a time. What is in my head is nothing but my fear. The fear itself does not have a leg to stand on – what I do with the fear is what becomes the reality.
Fear holds us back from living the life we dream of – we let it do that. If we say no to fear, we say yes to life!
My plans for this year of a fearless life are undefined at this stage. It is not about having giant fearless goals or becoming a huge risk taker. It is about day by day simply saying yes to my life, however I want it to be. While that urge to run away from what I want is strong, I am choosing to take action and believe in myself more than I believe the fear.
Are you able to say no to fear and already live a fearless life? Or will you join me this year and find ways to push through the fear and live your life your way?
Find your simple,
Deb
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I think fear is human nature. And the older we get the more it seems to overcome us. I wonder how I went from the 18 year old who went to the other side of the world on her own to the 33 year old who gets anxious just at having to go to the grocery store. I ran a $400,000 a year non profit with over 1000 members when I was 27, now I get anxious going to my little nothing job. I know I can do and be so much more, but moving countries and having a child…yep, trying to figure out that defining myself and starting over here, too. Thanks for sharing, I think a lot of people will relate.
p.s. I saw the comments on the 52 week challenge post, one fear that was unwarranted was worrying no one would show up! I think your fear now should be how you will keep up with everyone
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January 3, 2012 at 12:31 pm
I am the same – i packed up after uni and went overseas by myself with a planned trip around the world (i met hubby in the first country though so never really did it alone), have moved numerous times, changed careers easily picking up the challenges as I went, learned to drive finally at 31! yet until this year I struggled to do things like buy things for my home or sew curtains (still working on that one though)
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January 3, 2012 at 7:58 am
This is a wonderful new website, Deb!
Congratulations, and I look forward to more connections over the course of this year..my fear(less) challenge is to become paid for the services I provide…yep! That’s it.
Best wishes to you for continued success in 2012.
Love Denyse XX
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January 3, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Thanks denyse – i am sure you will get there with your services!
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January 3, 2012 at 8:24 am
Yes! Love it! Fear can be very paralysing and limit our capabilities. The thing I’ve learned (am still learning), is that we don’t know what we’re capable of until we try. If we make mistakes – at least we’ve tried. If we hold ourselves back due to fear, nothing changes. But the possibilities are limitless when we are fearless. Here’s to being fearless!
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January 3, 2012 at 12:33 pm
I agree – it is the trying that is important – better to try and fail for sure!
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I have been blogging around the same time as you Deb. The ‘what if’s ‘ can keep us all back…deciding (and eventually believing through action) that there is nothing to fear, but fear itself, is a huge leap forward. My WH (Wonderful Husband) and I often ask: ‘what if’ or ‘what’s the worst that can happen’ when faced with new things in life…mostly we find we wont be any worse off in our lives if we take a chance, so we have supported each other with lots of new things over the last 13 years. When we stumble, we pick each other up and keep going, finding out what works for us.
I am in awe of the challenge you have generously offered for this year. Reading you post above I can see your hopes and fears for this project, yet I didn’t really consider that in my avid reading of your blog etc in the last few months….I see this challenge as a ‘service’ to the community, a selfless offering of your time, experience and expertise to help others live their best life and be the best version of themselves. Your efforts last night commenting and posting are a tribute to that vision. Well done on getting the challenge off the ground, and well done to all those with the foresight to begin the journey to define themselves and challenge their fears! Thanks, you are inspiring Deb.
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January 3, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Thank you so much Fiona – i appreciate your words and support!
“what’s the worst that can happen” is what I use to get myself through things especially when i was recovering from PND. i tell people that all the time and it really works to challenge what we build up in our heads
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Fear… yup, I’m guilty of letting that rule my life too. A good post.
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Looking forward to sharing the journey! Thanks so much Deb!
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January 3, 2012 at 10:49 am
I totally get what you mean about the fear of not being perfect, my craft activities were held back by it as well. Last year was my year for trying, this year is the year to make it matter. Fairy wishes and butterfly kisses to you
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January 3, 2012 at 11:30 am
Yes, fear has held me back a lot in my life. For me, I think it’s coupled with perfectionism, which leads to feeling like a failure if something isn’t perfect. I’ve been digging into it for sometime now but it is still niggling at me, eroding my confidence. I agree with the poster above about “doing”, taking action. Being and doing my best rather than being “the best” (which is usually unrealistic) is what I need to remember to get moving. Otherwise it’s paralysing. Thanks for sharing so honestly.
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January 3, 2012 at 12:37 pm
It is definitely something that needs to be worked on all the time – you can’t change it overnight – but each step forward where you say “it is ok that i did that and it was just so-so” (like my advent calendar i shared on here – still has no numbers added) and really accept it, moves you closer to just diving into things more easily. I am seriously talking to myslef as i go through these issues – i hear the thought of what if etc and have to say “so what!”
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January 3, 2012 at 12:17 pm
I struggle with this too. I looking forward to following along on your journey and learning with you.
Can’t wait to see where you take the SYL challenge. It is a wonderful idea and I wish you all the best.
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January 3, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Thanks amy! i have a vision for the syl challenges but have built in breathing room to add in ideas as they come to me or i see a need – even that for me is growth – i don’t have all 52 weeks planned to the letter (have the groups planned and an outline though)
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January 3, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Fear is one of my biggest barriers. I am not afraid of change, but I am afraid *to* change.
Now I am being brave, putting that statement out in the blogosphere!
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January 3, 2012 at 12:41 pm
Every time we put it out there and own it the fear gets a little smaller – you just showed that by putting out your feelings and fears into the blogosphere you did not die or implode iykwim. Instead you can look and see that almost all the comments say they feel the same way – we are not unique or failing, we are human and working through the fear!
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I have a lot holding me back! I am also a perfectionist and I have almost no self confidence. My childhood was tough and my brothers and I still struggle with some things that have stemmed from it – but the best thing about growing older and wiser is being able to identify our issues, perhaps where they ‘came from’, and how to work on them so they don’t hold us back forever.
You should be so proud of your efforts Deb! xx
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January 3, 2012 at 8:50 pm
That damn perfectionism Bi! I will say though that you come across as someone with self confidence and I know others think very highly of you – it is amazing how much we can put pressure on ourselves and see ourselves as less than others see us…
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This is a great word for he year, and one that I should certainly embrace.
I hadn’t heard of this concept before until Aspiring Mum mentioned it, but funnily enough, I had been thinking along these lines anyway.
Remember, is going to be my word for the year. I want to remember the important and the daily things; I felt like lt year my head was so foggy, this year I am looking for clarity.
Now I’m off to check out your challenge!
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January 3, 2012 at 7:45 pm
that’s a great word Jess – it feels like it is all linked: remember – focus – clarity.
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Hooray for you Deb and your fearless approach to this new year.
Already you’ve sparked my energy and interest and given me an excellent framework for reflection and action – for these gifts alone I thank you sincerely.
Thank you also for the links to the images you shared today they are both exactly what I need as I too use the ‘f’ word to guide my actions throughout 2012.
One of the mantras I’m going to hold onto as I ‘sic’ some fearless action onto my own perfectionism issues is “Carpe the hell out of this diem.”
Happy day Wonderful You!
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January 3, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Fantastic felicity (and thank you for your lovely words!) i am noting you carpe diem take on things!
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This is very inspiring Deb. For the last few months I’ve been trying to simplify my life and I’m just starting to see the benefits. And that keeps me motivated… to keep going. I’m so glad you’ve offered the 52 week project to help me continue on the journey. What a wonderful idea. xo
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January 4, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Misha – i look forward to what you have to share with the others then – you will have great insights to share I imagine. It is not an overnight process so your approach is great!
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Great post Deb. Fear and Fearless are a big thing here in Christchurch, NZ when dealing with the earthquakes. People here have been living with fear for so long, I really don’t know how they bear it. And that is without everyday fear impacting too. I wish for my fellow cantabrians lots of strength and fearlessness as much as possible.
Thanks also to Jess (posted above) who said her word is remember because she wants clarity. Bingo – CLARITY. My word. Just rang all sorts of bells.
This will be the year of clarity for me.
Happy New Year everyone.
xxx
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January 3, 2012 at 7:40 pm
I know it is a big thing weighing over everyone’s heads there – we keep waiting for a phone call from Lisa saying they are moving back to Brisbane… It must be so hard never knowing when the next aftershock will occur. I always wondered how people lived in California etc
Clarity is a great word too!
I don’t live a fearless life, but I do keep trying to. Like you, I’m a perfectionist. There are so many things I’ve not tried (new sewing machine still sitting in the box) because I’m afraid of failure. Those expectations are so unrealistic and really need to change.
I wish you all the best as you live your fearless life, Deb.
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January 3, 2012 at 7:41 pm
This will be the year of the sewing machine – we need a “perfectionists – sewing circle – flickr group” or something so we can create freely and laugh at each other’s wonky attempts and feel ok about it!
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January 3, 2012 at 7:31 pm
I am riddled with fear my biggest is relationship fear I have been hurt way too many times and I question everything sometimes out loud to my man others i keep to myself as I work thorugh it on my own
I am lucky enough to have a wonderful man who understands and is helping me work through it all ~ this relationship just may not self combust
Great post hun
as I keep saying Im so excitied about your small *big* project hehe
xxx
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January 4, 2012 at 3:55 pm
It is hard for them to have to live through our journey to conquer our fears! That’s kind of how you know you have a keeper though. When I shared my “baggage” with my hubby when we first crossed the line from friendship to a couple – he did not even flinch (last relationship said it was too much for him). 17 years later…through PND and more he stands strong. Those that truly love us accept that we are not perfect and can recognise the value in our pushing through our pain and hurts to find happiness and love!
I hope your man is such a keeper as well! xxx (and thanks for all your support this week – it means a lot to me)
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I love the fearless concept… one I think I will adopt to my life.. fear scares me and exhilarates me…. a very jekyl and hyde relationship with it!!
I love a challenge also so the 52 ways to simplify your life sound perfect!!! Good on you for being fearless and just taking the chance … having faith in your self!! I think it is amazing.. everyone needs to be fearless to really live fully!!! Those risks are often the most worthwhile
xxxx
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January 3, 2012 at 9:19 pm
Thanks Jane – right now I am somewhere between exhilarated and freaking out… but that is the key thing right – instead of folding and going home you keep playing the cards – all in!
This is so great Deb! I actually felt brave making my initial decision to be stay at home mum to my 4 children and hence leave my career behind. However after almost 8 years ‘off’ I am looking to do some work again but it scares the life out of me!!! So many what if’s.
Mel x
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January 3, 2012 at 9:50 pm
That’s the same as me Mel – I left for maternity leave in may 2003 and was pregnant with #2 10 months after alice was born so never went back. I would not return to it anyway (was in radio) and am starting with this blog and have set up as a business and trademarked the name even – where it goes I don’t know yet, but I am on a journey to see where I am in another year.
I hope you find something you like- I have many friends all going through the same thing right now – one of my friends was just posting on facebook about how the heck to do her CV and how she keeps avoiding it although she wants to find a job now. It is a time of transition for many of us with school age kids or long time at home. This time last year I was bored – watching DVDs and going to the gym while the kids were at school, trying to fill the hours (and quite happy in many ways) and now I am flat out balancing the blog and home life… I was aiming for the middle with a job that was school hours 3 days a week (the holy grail of jobs for mothers right?)
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January 3, 2012 at 9:46 pm
I have the whole fear of failing thing that comes with perfectionism. But a while ago I decided to back myself. I just hope I’m up to it!
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January 4, 2012 at 3:55 pm
I know you did that and I believe you will do everything you are aiming for – can’t wait to watch your year unfold Laney!
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After all fear is what make is more tough, even ambitious – the fear of failure. I think it is useless to fight against this human characteristic.
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January 4, 2012 at 3:56 pm
I haven’t had my fear push me that way ever but I am at least hoping to push through them. It IS a useless fight but so hard to give up…
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January 4, 2012 at 6:25 am
Fear,…. a common emotion, a common feeling… we hold have it, we have all feared it and have all felt it. How we process it and deal with it I think is the difference.
Making that initial step, initial leap is damn scary… and something that takes so much courage and bravery. But use your fears and anxieties to learn and grow…. x
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January 4, 2012 at 3:58 pm
It is that initial leap for me too – after you take a leap the follow through is at least less scary
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My fear manifests in procrastination. And perfectionism too. But the procrastination part… if I don’t make a decision, I don’t have to act on it, or find excuses of why I’m still not acting on it…
And as to why I wouldn’t be able to act on a decision? Well, that’s down to perfectionism
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January 4, 2012 at 3:59 pm
They are all linked together for so many of us Anna. Hugs.
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Do you know what I love? The courage that you have already shown just by choosing this word. Fear can be such an all-consuming thing. It can take hold and make us believe lies about ourselves and others. I am so thankful that the most declared command in the Bible is “Fear not!” He must mean it. Love knows no fear, and He is love. If we are living a life in Him, then fear is not an option. I hope that you can hold onto that. I try to. Thank you so much for linking this up today.
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January 4, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Thanks Jenny – that is the realisation many of us have to come to and accept – the fear is usually filled with lies / negative self talk
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January 4, 2012 at 1:21 pm
I LOVE this! I am so glad I found your blog today. I can relate to SO many elements of it. Fear is a major cause of my procrastination. Fear of not being perfect, fear of not completing my goals, fear of making the wrong choice, fear of making no choice at all… I could go on and on.
I think we may be on parallel wavelengths, as yesterday I decided to start a new blog about joy. I have been blogging for a few months, and barely seem to be able to do that properly, so it seems a bit silly to start a new one, but I think my way of combatting fear (and maybe that is true for many of us), is to focus on the joy instead.
Looking forward to reading more of your blog, xx Sannah
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January 4, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Welcome Sannah! Focusing on the joy is awesome! (and not many people do find their way to that path so you are ahead of the game)
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I, too, lost my father when I was 13. I have never known anyone else who has as well. I, too, fear of losing my husband and children prematurely. I’m glad it is not just me who fears this. But I have worked hard to not let it grip me.
I just signed up to receive your posts via email – I look forward to what the year will bring!! Wonderful list of resolutions XOLaura
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January 4, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Big hugs Laura – i am always surprised when someone reveals it happened to them too (i know a few people now in real life). I agree not to let it grip you – for me now it is more of a niggle in the back but it is getting worse as my husband gets older (he is now 41 and my dad died at 49) as this is the stage of life when bad dietary habits and increased work stress hit. I counter my thoughts though with the truth – I know too many people who have lost loved ones to heart attacks where those people were athletic long distance runners, skinny, healthy eaters etc. Just because my husband gains 10 pounds does not mean he will have a heart attack. So it has less to do with my husband’s reality and all to do with my past – would be the same fear even if he was in 100% tip top health so i try not to nag or worry (too much) and let him enjoy his cocktail or fat laden dinner LOL
I hope we can both feel at peace in the future …
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Deb you ARE fearless and you have proof that taking that leap of faith pays off!. Congratulations huni – I think you have just found one of the reasons you are here on earth – to teach and to inspire xxx
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January 5, 2012 at 10:55 pm
thank you so much hon – it will sound terrible if i agree with you but in reality that is what i felt my overall purpose was in life.
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January 8, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Hey Deb, just re-reading this post now that it is linked to Maxabella and it resonates so much with me. I think I will adopt Fearless as my secondary word for 2012
x Sannah
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Fearless would be amazing… but, you know what they say: courage is feeling the fear and doing it anyway. I think you can achieve that a lot more easily!
I am always interested when I read us mums talk about being at home with our children means we “lost my identity as “me””, as if being with our children is not the biggest part of us ever. Perhaps the feeling comes from not remembering your place in the big, wide world, but the amazing thing is that your home, your children, are all of the world and all of the ‘me’ we need to know about. All else stems from that, whether you stay at home with them for years or never have. x
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January 8, 2012 at 8:34 pm
That is actually more of what i mean by fearless -not the absence of fear (don’t think that will ever happen) but the fear arriving and instead of me giving into it i am pushing through it. My fave quote is “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the acquired ability to move beyond fear” – Matthew Kelly – it has been hanging in my home office since earlier this year!
I think the identity thing comes from outside rather than an internal conflict -for me it is more that I don’t feel i have been perceived by others as myself in a long time – i am mostly viewed in the context of my home and family – it is sad but true that so few people ask me how i am doing and what i am up to. it is as if it is impossible to imagine i might have anything to contribute. As I write and create my own things in the world now I feel I have more visibility outside of parenting. My kids and family will always be the biggest part of me but i think i am ready to be seen as “Deb” as well.
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January 8, 2012 at 9:59 pm
I love this word Deb!!
And I love that you have had such an amazing response to your 52 week challenge. I swear every second person I talk to at the moment is talking about a simpler life!
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Ouch! Now this one is a biggie for me and probably the one thing which stops me from achieving one of my core values, happiness and I find totally overwhelming. ( I do suffer from depression too, not that its an excuse) I can recognise where it all stems from and how it all links up etc just can’t find a solution to changing the one thing that stops me from living without fear.
My biggest fear is that Im going to delve into life and do the things I want to do, like I did when I was younger (before depression walloped me!) and then end up with clinical depression again because I could not see that I could not cope with the pressure of doing all these fantastic things I wanted and did do. If I feel the slightest bit of pressure now I put the brakes on, so for the past 10 years my life is very bland, full of regrets that I did not push or do what I wanted to do and Ive ended up being a person I know wouldn’t be me if I hadn’t suffered from that huge blow of depression 10 or so more years ago.
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January 9, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Tracy we are “sisters” – every word you write applies to me too – my depression and anxiety were definitely triggers for my fearful and yes, bland in many ways, life…What i have learned and am still learning is that 1) pushing through the barrier is the only way to get to the other side and 2) we are not the same people as before. whatever happened with the dep/anx changed us and taught us things about ourselves so this next round we go in smarter and ready for the battle.
Now as i feel the fear or i feel the pressure and freak out i have some tools to draw on and can talk myself through it a bit. it is that mind game that goes on telling you things and feeding the fear. by pushing through even a little bit you starve it and get stronger. For me it is forever 2 steps forward and 1 step back but i gain a little ground every time.
So if you fear not coping with the pressure of “all these things” cut back how much you go after – maybe add one non-bland, slightly fearless thing at a time. Just like when i weaned off meds – we did it super slowly (took 3 months of staged drops in meds) – and my doctor said we may reach a point where the wean would have to stop and i would stay on meds – you will know if you start reaching tipping point and you regroup…Don’t think about the end game just focus on 1 step – i love baby steps. I am wishing you a happy and slightly fearless year ahead!!!xxxx
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Thank you Deb for your wise words, Im welling up as I read them, I actually feel you can relate to what I am trying to say and for that I will be forever grateful. I will take abit of time out to get my soppy head together and read your words of wisdom a couple more times so it sinks in! lol xxx
Today I will sort out that conservertry, love to clean whilst mulling over stuff in my head!
Once again, Thank you xxx
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January 12, 2012 at 10:12 am
Hope you are doing well and that you are kind to yourself – one baby step at a time hon! Fearless does not mean outrageous or daredevil to me – it just means not letting fear be the thing that stands in your way to what you authentically want in life! So the fearless step will be different for everyone. Fear hold some people back from even stepping out their front door, but for 99.9% of the population that is taken for granted. does not change the .1% people situation. hugs xxx
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