What Are We Affraid Of?

     What are we afraid of? Does fear motivate or paralyze us? Perhaps it can do both. When we fear what we do not know, it is clearly helpful to call on those who do know. For example, Lewis & Daggett can help when you are injured in an accident or disabled, just as experienced parents can help new parents with baby care questions. We help people who are many times scared and don’t know what to do next.

We are here to help!

     Fear is an interesting emotion. Most of us have other fears that keep us from fully exploring our inner selves. We usually do not fear our limitations - those are known. Rather we fear exploring our furthest abilities - those are unknown. When we take ourselves to our limits, whether it is it after an injury or in academics, spirituality, social, parental and spousal relationships, etc., or in athletics, we are at the same time exposing ourselves to failure, and yet we don’t feel "complete" until we have explored that unknown area.

     When we do explore, we then develop a peace or calmness that comes from truly knowing who we are, and what we are capable of achieving. When we are tired, scared, injured or out of work, what do we do and how do we respond? We can either give in and fail to discover our true power, or we can look fear right in the eye, keep putting one foot in front of the other, do what is right, good, and tough. When we persevere we therein find part of ourselves and our true character along the way.

     Perhaps the words from Nelson Mandela’s inaugural speech in 1994 describe the power we possess but many times are afraid to obtain: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure . . . . There's nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

     When we conquer our fears we not only become what we can become, we also give others permission to become what they can become. It’s magical!