Who dares to join me face our fears?

Why do some people say

"When you know what you want

Everything becomes so easy.

Life just flows...."

I don't know about you,

But from my experience

This does not apply.

Miraculously manifesting

Doesn't really work for me.

Following my heart is often hard

A path with lots of hurdles,

Letting go,

Learning,

Frustration,

Tears...

Especially when what I'm pursuing

Is important to me.

To me,

That's where the real coaching starts.

At that point of obstacles.

Where the going gets tough.

When external hurdles needs managing,

And inner saboteurs transformed,

Habits investigated,

Thoughts checked for validity,

Feelings healed.

When lock-down started I spoke about

This virus being an 'invitation'

To face our demons in this blog.

Which demons are coming up for you?

You know what I mean dear fellow Inner Pilgrim,

Stuff that has been unsettling for a while,

Which we now can no longer ignore.

Is our job fulfilling?

Our relationship OK?

Living distant from family worth it?

Our eating & drinking habits healthy?

Our confidence

Depending on external reassurance?

Money seen as abundant or scarce?

If these things wobbled a little before

Big chance there's no hiding now.

I believe that as Coach & Psychotherapist
We can only journey with others
As far as we ourselves
Have dared to travel..

So…. I’m going to face my own fears.

I thought I'd nailed this one already,

But a new level has surfaced

With 'gratitude' to COVID19.

It's a biggie,

This particular fear of mine.

With me since (almost) forever,

Can't imagine life without it.

I'm nervous,

Yet also incredibly grateful

For the opportunity

To let stuff go

That is no longer serving me.

You're probably curious now
To find out about this fear of mine.
But it's too raw, too early
To share with you here...
Thank you for understanding.

We can do this,

Befriending our demons

Healing

Growing

Standing tall

Liberating

Lighter

Free...

Close your eyes

What's the fear

You'd like to let go of?

And what's one step

You dare to take, right now,

In your journey to inner freedom.

I believe in you.

We're more courageous

Than we think.

With love as always,
Karin

PS.
Once more a link to the previous blog

About the invitation of COVID19

To face our demons.

And Module Six of Crossroads

Is all about overcoming our fears

And feeling that immense relief

That comes with letting go of

What is no longer serving us.

Photography, with gratitude: Unsplash.