The Power of Fear

Fear has called a great deal of destruction and many atrocities in this world. Hitler acted out of Fear, which speaks to what you have written hear. Fear is evident in the MCCain Campaign as they now start to "lash out" at Obama. Fear is what has kept us in a war that has no purpose and from the looks of it no end.

"When a person is truly powerful, there is no reason to prove their power to anyone...People will recognize it." Never a truer statement was spoken.

Great Post and very thought provoking. It makes me assess some of my most recent actions, although not violent, definitely born of fear.

BE wary of those free of fear brother emmanuel,
at least, I am. To have fear is to be human, as it is to love, like, dislike, and hate.and to have courage. The key is not to disassociate from these human aspects, the key is to live with them. We need not be afraid of that which gives us fear. We need not be afraid of fear. We will feel it, it will be around, it is inside of us, but we must realize it is not our master. Courage is its twin. so instead of freeing ourselves from fear, thus inhumanizing us, let us confront our fear with courage, within us. And we will find we are balances in mind, body , and spirit, to the inspirations of others, whether good or bad

Fear is definitely a natural instinct in all of us.--Fear of the unknown, fear of loosing control, fear of exposing true self. The spirit of fear will either limit our full potential or it will cause us to re-examine our course in life. It is when we allow fear to dominate our spirit that it will have a crippling effect.

When we face our fears by examining our actions thereof, we are able to thoughtfully use our fears to guide us toward a positive outcome as oppose to simply reacting to our fears. There is NO POWER IN FEAR! The power is found when do not flee from our fears but instead examine what it is we are afraid of and why we are afraid it; enabling us to make positive and sound judgment with regard to our fears. In other words…Think before Reacting.

Very thought provoking post EB!

Lisa Drake

I guess it is more of the reaction to fear and how deeply rooted it is that determines how we react.

This is Bren

I think that you summed it up and a very valid point by stating "The spirit of fear will either limit our full potential or it will cause us to re-examine our course in life. It is when we allow fear to dominate our spirit that it will have a crippling effect."

We always have a choice in how we handle fears when they arise. I'm glad you liked the message.

mon k

"There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.' Although fear will always exist, we need to use strength and courage when dealing with oour fears.

Brother emmanuel,
I would say, to use strength and courage to deal with our fears and timidity in a waltz, not as police and convict

mon k

Now that sounds like a way to make it into something worthwhile.