I am swamped. I’m loaded down with a 27 item “to do” list. And I’m afraid. So I avoid that list like the plague and fill my time up with my favorite escape. Reading. You see I’m afraid I can’t do it all and that if and when I do any of it, it won’t be right. It won’t be correct. Oh heck, it won’t be perfect. There. I said it. So now that I’ve said it, what do I do with it? This podcast will help you explore the issue of fear. How to recognize it, identify how it’s being lived out in your life and then take some first steps towards letting go of the fear so that you can live the life you were made for.
Here’s a list of the books I read to avoid my “to do” list. (They are all really good books!) I talk about them a bit in the podcast too.
The Bookman’s Tale: A Novel of Obsession, by Charlie Lovett
The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance—What Women Should Know
You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter, by Dr. Joe Dispenza
On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft, by Stephen King
All In: You Are One Decision Away From a Totally Different Life, by Mark Batterson
The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears
The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands, Lysa TerKeurst
So, there’s a huge list of ways to avoid doing what you need to be doing. Only one of these was really directly impacting something on my list. (Lysa’s book)
Strategies for you to implement to reclaim your light:
- Figure out what you really want. And find the fear that’s keeping you stuck. (Fear of Not enough, Fear of Rejection or Fear of Success)
- Take the first steps towards what you want.
- Let yourself celebrate your victory. (Even if it seem insignificant in the overall effort.)
Encouraging Word of the Week: Matthew 5: 14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”