Letting Go of Fear

I  used to have many fears that kept me from being able to really enjoy life. Then one day, about 3 years ago,  I was sitting in my car at a traffic light, and I had the sudden awareness that it was time to let go of my fears.  I heard a voice within me clearly say, “Too many fears in your life. It’s time to clear your life of fear.”

In my mind I started to review the list of fears I had.  It was a long list all right. Too long. I asked myself why I had all these fears. I had a fear of disappointing people, fear of something harming me when I’m alone in the dark, fear of failure, fear of uncertainty, fear of something bad happening in my life, fear of something bad happening to my children, and the simple fears of being late to places, fear of getting a parking ticket, fear of being seen by elders as disrespectful….the list went on. The answer to my own question was that I wanted my life to be peaceful and happy, but I was constantly afraid of things I felt could threaten my happiness.

Then I heard the voice of my Inner Wisdom ask, “If you were the designer of your own life experience prior to being born into it, do you think you would design your life with challenges for the purpose of sabotaging yourself, and design those challenges in a way that would ensure your failure to overcome them?” Without hesitation I answered, “NO, I wouldn’t design it to sabotage myself.”  Then my Inner Wisdom said, “Then trust in yourself. Trust in your life’s design because you, in your higher wisdom, did design your life experiences.”

So for the next few minutes I imagined myself before being born, planning my upcoming life experiences. In that moment of imagining, I felt I stepped into the consciousness of my Higher Self and I could feel the immense love my Higher Self has for me in this physical body.  I sensed that as I designed the general course of my life, I wanted to create opportunities that would allow me to rediscover my inner strength and power in profound ways.

I could feel fears within me melting away as my realization that I was, and am the designer of my life began to sink in. It is a comforting revelation that no challenge in my life is designed to ensure my certain failure. I continue to diligently release my fears as they come up and it feels great to have let so many of my past fears go. I don’t fear the unknown of the future as I used to. I don't expect tragedy. I feel that whatever life brings, it’s more than likely to be something wonderful, and if it doesn’t seem so wonderful, then I know I just have to look a little harder for the blessings, that I am certain are there.

I share this story because I believe that all of our lives are designed for our happiness, but don’t take my word for it. Get quiet and ask yourself, “Would I, in my Higher Wisdom, design challenges in my life for the purpose of sabotaging myself and my happiness in life?” If the answer you get is “no”, then consider trusting in the design you created as your Higher Self and begin the process of letting go of your fears. With the fears you let go, you’ll also be releasing the related burden of stress they impose on your body and you’ll feel a freedom that will allow you to enjoy life more.