Takot Ka Ba Sa Dilim?

Noong mga bata pa tayo, nakakatakot ang pagsapit ng gabi dahil sa mga multo sa ilalim ng ating mga kama. Sari-saring aswang ang naimbento ng mga matatanda para matakot tayo sa dilim. Sari-saring kababalaghan ang naipalabas na sa sampung instalments ng Shake, Rattle and Roll.

Habang tumatanda tayo at nagkakaisip, iba na ang mga multong ating kinakaharap.

Kalungkutan.

Pag-aalinlangan sa sariling kakayahan.

Panghihinayang sa mga bagay na hindi nagawa at nasabi.

Dalamhati.

Pighati.

At kahit na nasa sapat na tayong edad at marami-rami na din naming nalalaman, parati pa rin tayong natatakot sa dilim.

Pagtulog, ito ang pinaka madaling solusyon. Ang kailangan lang ay ipikit ang iyong mga mata. Pero para sa nakararami sa atin, maging ang pagtulog ay isang pagsubok. Gusto natin ito, pero may pagkakataong kahit pagtulog ay hindi natin makuhang magawa.

Subalit, kapag natutunan nating harapin ang ating mga kinatatakutan at bumaling sa iba para humingi ng tulong, ang pagsapit ng gabi ay hindi na gaanong nakakakilabot...

Dahil alam natin, na kahit sa dilim, hindi tayo nag-iisa.

Ikaw, takot ka ba sa dilim?

Conquering Fear

Anything worth doing will always have some fear attached to it.

For example, getting married, changing careers, migrating to a different country --- all of these life changes can bring up deep fears. It helps to remember that this type of fear is good. It is your way of questioning whether you really want the new life these changes will bring. It is also a potent reminder that releasing and grieving the past is a necessary part of moving into the new.

Fear has a way of throwing us off balance, making us feel uncertain and insecure, but it is not meant to discourage us.

Its purpose is to notify us that we are at the edge of our comfort zone, poised in between the old life and a new one.

Whenever we face our fear, we overcome an inner obstacle and move into new and life-enhancing territory, both inside and out. The more we learn to respect and even welcome fear, the more we will be able to hear its wisdom, wisdom that will let us know that the time has come to move forward, or not.

While comfort with fear is a contradiction in terms, we can learn to honor our fear, recognizing its arrival, listening to its intelligence, and respecting it as a harbinger of transformation. Indeed, it informs us that the change we are contemplating is significant, enabling us to approach it with the proper reverence.

You might wish to converse with your fear, plumbing its depths for a greater understanding of the change you are making. You could do this by sitting quietly in meditation and listening or by journaling.

Writing down whatever comes up --- your worries, your sadness, your excitement, your hopes --- is a great way to learn about yourself through the vehicle of fear and to remember that fear almost always comes alongside anything worth doing in your life.