Fear
How many fears are there actually?
Are there infinite fears, derivations of the same fear, or just a limited number of variations?
One of my biggest fears is not belonging. It's not a unique fear by any stretch of the imagination. Apparently belonging is essential to the human brain’s correct functioning…
And I'm having to face this same fear at a different level this time. It's why I'm writing this, and not what I've been planning on writing for several days now.
I honor the fear.
It's served me well at different points in my development.
And I agree, we can wait a few more days.
I've promised the part of myself that's afraid, that we'll go through the process slowly, steadily, and firmly.
There is no urgency.
There is no pressure to perform.
We are not trying to prove our worth to anyone.
We have all the time we need.
We have the resources required.
We can ask for help.
We don't have to answer all the questions at once.
And so we breathe, we hold, and we release.
Today I danced with myself and the fear that I won't belong.
And I remind myself, I'll always belong to myself.
Do you feel like you belong to you?