{"id":233,"date":"2009-10-16T00:48:27","date_gmt":"2009-10-16T00:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/10\/fearless-fridays-releasing-the-past.html"},"modified":"2009-10-16T00:48:27","modified_gmt":"2009-10-16T00:48:27","slug":"fearless-fridays-releasing-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/10\/fearless-fridays-releasing-the-past.html","title":{"rendered":"Fearless Fridays: Releasing the past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aloha,<\/p>\n<p>I have been getting a lot of emails about releasing fear lately, so I thought I would talk a bit about that today. Fear is a learned response so we can learn to respond differently. It takes practice and it is possible. <\/p>\n<p>I tend to get frustrated when my computer doesn&#8217;t do what I want it to do. When I write my blog posts, occasionally the entire post disappears. At one point, I was ready to quit and then I began to practice saying &#8220;Blessed be&#8221; every time my computer acted up or my internet connection went crazy.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThe longer I practice blessing my computer, the easier it becomes. My frustration was a learned behavior that I am learning to replace with something more expansive and loving.<\/p>\n<p>An acronym for fear is:<\/p>\n<p><b>F<\/b>alse <br \/><b>E<\/b>vidence<br \/><b>A<\/b>ppearing<br \/><b>R<\/b>eal<br \/><font><br \/><\/font><font><font>Fear is a learned response.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Fear is a learned response; it is us projecting the past on the present moment and reacting to that projection. As we acknowledge our response, we can teach ourselves a new one.&nbsp; The most helpful response to fear that I have found is to use it as a trigger to remember to call upon the angels.<\/p>\n<p>When I open my heart and my mind to the angelic realms, I feel safe. Fear is the antithesis of that feeling of connection. If you use fear as a reminder to connect, it will actually improve the quality of your life.<\/p>\n<p>Fear can become:<\/p>\n<p><b>F<\/b>ast<br \/><b>E<\/b>nergetic<br \/><b>A<\/b>ngel<br \/><b>R<\/b>eminder<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve learned that fear means we need to protect ourselves, that something bad is going to happen or we are in danger. What if, instead, we practice seeing fear simply as a reminder to connect with the angelic realms? What do you suppose would happen to the quality of life?<\/p>\n<p>With love and aloha,<br \/>Susan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more Fearless Fridays: <br \/><\/strong>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/07\/fearless-fridays-9.html\">5 Ways Fear Can Improve Your Life<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/07\/fearless-fridays-5.html\">7 Ways to Overcome Fear<\/a> <br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2009\/07\/fearless-fridays-7.html\">Inspirational Quotes on Fear<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/fearless-friday\/\">View all Fearless Fridays posts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fear is a learned response so we can learn to respond differently. 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