As we join together…
There seems to be a universal trend in this theme of fear. I draw from each personal story a similar meaning – in fear we find courage. By going deeper through fear we grow, finding the capacity for love. Even as the flower dies in the fall, retreating life forces gestate until new life springs forth. From the same bulb a new flower blooms.
There is a reality in taking up this work- I will meet fear. I will face fear not only in doing my own work but also in the group, in collaboration. I will be asked to trust, to surrender, to have courage and to love. But in the end we will bring a little beauty into the world, and have a lot of fun doing it! Therein lies the crux of the issue for me- to learn to love the process of meeting fear. Where else is joy than deep deep deep within the ever changing moment that is the miracle of life?
Fifteen Phases of Fear
A fearful force is introduced.
Burdened by past experience a shield is put up. But it is cracked and heavy.
The equation is simple- the action seemingly impossible. Overthinking…
Fear overtakes. Blocking out all possibility
Loss of play, tense white knuckle critic looks in. Overpowering…
Frozen. Reality reflects the inner state
Relinquishing any sense of control fears totality is reached.
Through surrender, rushing chaos as the dam of tension breaks.
An inner light shines. Something past illusion
The heavens answer the prayer cutting a path through the outer chaos
Perhaps even optimism begins to show as form shapes health. Disciplined thought the mind…
Organic form takes over the beauty of flow
Fed by forces of life itself, the work begins
The two forces are able to be combined now- bringing a third
Resolution as the parts become a whole- an organic process of evelution
Soren Dietzel