{"id":363,"date":"2010-03-25T21:47:06","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T21:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2010\/03\/fearless-friday-acronyms.html"},"modified":"2010-03-25T21:47:06","modified_gmt":"2010-03-25T21:47:06","slug":"fearless-friday-acronyms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2010\/03\/fearless-friday-acronyms.html","title":{"rendered":"Fearless Friday: acronyms for overcoming fear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not all of life is emotionally neutral. Nothing is inherently good or bad, it just <i><b>is<\/b><\/i> until we put a value judgment on it. When I first began to try to wrap my mind around that thought I had a difficult time. My mind had so many opinions about just about everything. As I embraced the idea I understood the teachings of Jesus, Buddha and other great teachers in a way I never could before. They were all so profoundly connected to the divine that they lived in a world free from all judgment. They saw the love in everything. That is why Jesus said to turn the other cheek.<\/p>\n<p>Fear is the absence of love. I also love the acronyms for fear. I shared them when I first began writing this blog and I share them with you again in hopes they will help you choose love instead of fear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>F <\/strong>alse <br \/><strong>E<\/strong> vidence <br \/><strong>A<\/strong> ppearing <br \/><strong>R<\/strong> eal<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I heard that acronym a lot in 12 step meetings. Then I realized that at the other end of the continuum fear causes us to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>F <\/strong>orget <br \/><strong>E<\/strong> verything <br \/><strong>A<\/strong> nd <br \/><strong>R<\/strong> un<\/p>\n<p><b>F<\/b>abulous<br \/><b>E<\/b>xciting <br \/><b>A<\/b>nswers <br \/><b>R<\/b>evealed <\/p>\n<p><b>F<\/b>orgive <br \/><b>E<\/b>veryone <br \/><b>A<\/b>nd <br \/><b>R<\/b>ejoice <\/p>\n<p><b>F<\/b>ly <br \/><b>E<\/b>scape <br \/><b>A<\/b>rise <br \/><b>R<\/b>evere <\/p>\n<p><b>F<\/b>orever <br \/><b>E<\/b>ternally <br \/>Always <br \/><b>R<\/b>eleased <\/p>\n<p><b>F<\/b>reedom <br \/><b>E<\/b>cstasy <br \/><b>A<\/b>dventuresome <br \/><b>R<\/b>eality <\/p>\n<p><b>F<\/b>ortunately <br \/><b>E<\/b>levating <br \/><b>A<\/b>uthenticity <br \/><b>R<\/b>evealed <\/p>\n<p><b>F<\/b>orsworn <br \/><b>E<\/b>ternally <br \/><b>A<\/b>ngelic <br \/><b>R<\/b>esponse <\/p>\n<p>It is fun making them up. Why not add a few of your own in the comments section.<\/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<p>With love and aloha,<br \/>\n<i><a href=\"http:\/\/susangregg.com\/\">Susan<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.<\/p>\n<p>Make <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/\">Angels on Your Shoulder<\/a>  part of your daily routine and share it with a friend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not all of life is emotionally neutral. 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