When Love Is Stronger Than Fear

If love and fear are considered the two most powerful emotions warring in our hearts, then focusing on love for 90 days CONSCIOUSLY (DAY 12!) is creating space for my unconscious mind to deal with my fear. Looking at this, let me list the fears that have been most consuming for me in life. Let’s run up the Chakras:

1. Survival fear. We had food and economic insecurity in my childhood, no question.
2. Fear of loss of love and sexual connection. Intertwined. Everyone experiences rejection, of course. Many have faced divorce and heartbreak. How we react to it determines and expresses our character.
3. Power. I was taught that if I did not succeed, I’d be insignificant, and risk real poverty and loss. But also taught that if I wasn’t careful, I’d attract too much attention and racial animus…and be killed. Talk about a no-win scenario. Both the males and females of my tribe made it clear to me that if I didn’t have power, I would not be welcome, not have friends, brothers, girlfriends. This fear drove me to gain power in an arena I saw my tribe appreciate: entertainment. And to deal with the fear of being punished for excellence: martial arts. Fear, in that sense, defined my life.
4. Emotion. Fear is a great motivator…but will burn you out. Eventually, you have to shift to love. By the time I found Sri Chinmoy and “Heartbeat Meditation” I knew that I couldn’t sustain the energy necessary to transmute fear into gold. One day something would break inside me. So the quest for love began. But there…