fear

The secret in handling fear is to move yourself from a position of pain to a position of power. The fact that you have the fear then becomes irrelevant. ~ Susan Jeffers
The secret in handling fear is to move yourself from a position of pain to a position of power. The fact that you have the fear then [...]
We can’t escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that accompanies us in all our exciting adventures.
I’ve often been asked to explain why we have so little trust in ourselves. I don’t really know the answer to that. I know that some fear is instinctual and healthy and keeps us alert to trouble. The rest—the part that holds us back from personal growth—is inappropriate and destructive, and perhaps can be blamed on our conditioning.
The truth is: if you knew you could handle anything that came your way, what would you possibly have to fear? The answer is: nothing!
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Are you afraid of making decisions,  asking your boss for a raise, leaving an unfulfilling relationship, or facing your own future? [...]
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups. ~ Bruce Lee
The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell [...]
Awareness is what you seek. But awareness is not guilt, and love is not fear.   Fear and guilt are your only enemies. Love and awareness are your true friends. Yet do not confuse the one with the other, for one will kill you, while the other gives you life.  
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we have learned here. The spiritual journey is the relinquishment—or unlearning—of fear and the acceptance of love back into our hearts.