Aug

6

Facing the Fear

I’ve had fun watching my boyfriend feed a stray cat and her kittens these past few weeks.  They are learning that there is a pattern forming: Karl opens the back door, whistles and sets a bowl of food on the deck.  They hear the whistle and come running, only to stop mid-step as they realize they aren’t really sure what a human is and what danger could lurk beyond that white door.

You can see the longing on their faces: the bowl looks full!  There’s fresh water!  That human has chicken too!

And you can also see the fear.  What if it’s a trick to lure us into that big room and hurt us?  What kind of huge animal is that anyway?  What’s a human?  Silly cats.  When will they learn that we’re the good guys?  And that we hold even more good for them?

I look at these cats and I see myself through the years:  the fears I felt in trusting a relationship was right, taking the leap to business ownership and leaving a J O B and the security it offered, moving to a new town, etc. etc.  I was like the cats, suspecting there was more good out there but not totally trusting it was all for me.  We humans limit ourselves so much, don’t we?

My Unity church says fear is really False Evidence Appearing Real.  So I’m going to look for more evidence of the things I want being true for me.  I know that I live in an unlimited Universe and that it is my Father’s good pleasure to give me the kingdom…I just have to do my part and be ready to receive it.

What fears are you living with?  Would you be willing to leap and trust that you’ll make it safely to the buffet of life’s offerings for you?  I’d love to support you in that journey.