What you wrote and all these replies are just what I needed to read right now. I’m more gripped with fear/worry than I ever have been before. It’s very unfamiliar and uncomfortable. I believe commitment and an invitation to truly live are in the mix… Thank you for your insights! And keep writing!

But I can become completely taken over by the terror I feel when I think about death or illness. This then would be an invitation from life for me to embrace it, trust it, and really feel alive. If seen from Geoff’s perspective my fear of death is an invitation to truly live.

On a more personal note. I’m constantly working on identifying the gut instinct early warning system of fear that Aurora speaks of and the fears that are more like flies on hot southern day after working in the field. Right now I face another kind of fear I’ve avoided all my life. As I write this feature film script and put it in front of world class writers weekly who have seen their writing on the big screen, its something about belief in myself. Everyday, if I don’t face it, I don’t write. If I don’t write I face another fear: failure, disappointment, self betrayal. Commitment is a powerful platform for facing fear. This is why I love working in the brand arena. I’m working with businesses who have committed to being seen, known and heard for what they are all about.
I have a lot of respect for fear. It’s powerful.
Just like anger, it seems to be saying, something needs to change, be faced, thinking needs to be challenged. And is the fear you have the one that gets to the bottom of the worst thing that can happen or is it more topical fears that get in the way of real growth.

Thanks for the post. Fantastic message. Now trademark that name and write that book. ; )
Niya

Worry tastes like living in the future and “speculation” what might happen and it does not necessarily paralyze as fear easily can do.
Fear can be an excellent warning sign in instinctive level as many animals show, fear is often pretty reactive(re-active) and worry can be just lingering what if… (and paralyze too if taken too seriously).

I have been in abusive relationship at some point of my life and both were there present – fear and worry – depending of the situation.

However one might wish to deal with the semantics of it, I very very much appreciate you bringing in the critical distinction between worry and fear, and stressing the importance of that risk assessment…as well as bringing light to the heartbreaking issue of domestic violence.

Real fear hits the gut instincts. In an emergency it can help us know how to act quickly and wisely and save your life.

Women in abusive relationships often have fear. Unfortunately, statistics show that there is a significant increase in violent crimes to women whom leave physical or emotionally abuse relationships. By all means people in abusive relationships should leave them, but it is often not successfully peaceful unless some wisdom is used to make an exit PLAN, so that real fear can be reduced to worry. Unfortunately, I have been there.

Therefore, I encourage others to distinguish between fear and worry: conduct a risk assessment. Ask the question, what do I have to loose, REALLY? Most likely the loss is related to ones Ego-which is usually not your Amigo and worthless as well. If the appearing fear is truly “False Energies Appearing Real” then it is worry and worth taking it on.