Fear

Fear can be all encompassing. It can cause paralysis emotionally and spiritually. We can get consumed by worries over money, love and health just to name a few. Fear of the unknown can be daunting. That is, if we let it. In the spiritual world, fear equates to not trusting God. You may pause at that statement. “Of course I trust God”, you say. Our challenge on Earth is to learn lessons. Our souls have predetermined our path. All fear does is hasten our paths back to God. As humans, fear can be as innate as breathing. As I have said before, Earth can be a difficult place. With so much unrest in this world, fear is a natural side effect. We waste so much of our precious energy on fear. It can control our actions, causing us to miss things in life. Statements i.e. “I am too old to do that” or “I will travel when my kids are done school” are fear based. By choosing to not live consciously in the moment, we are surrendering to fear. In my case, fear overwhelmed me for several years before finally admitted I was a spiritual being. Initially, when I first started reading Tarot cards, I was very involved in the Catholic Church. I was active with the parish and with my children’s school. Knowing how the church feels about spirituality, I was scared that the pastor might find out. I felt guilty for exploring something that brought me great joy and clarity. I then found I enjoyed sharing this gift with others. It took me a while, but I realized Tarot and spirituality are gifts from God, just like creativity and talent at math are gifts. They are just manifested differently. I then realized we can praise God with any of our talents. I realized that by following my desires I became more alive. I liked myself better and I liked how my interactions with others changed. Singing, dancing, being good at sports are all wonderful ways of praising God. These gifts were given to us and if we aren't afraid to use them, we can enjoy our lives, bring joy to others and praise God all at the same time! God has given us a clean slate when we enter this reality. We can create whatever we want. If we don't like what we have done, we get to erase the slate and start all over again. Knowing this, is there really anything to fear? Go ahead, have fun......