Rid Yourself of Useless Fear

"The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself."
--Franklin Delano Roosevelt

This is a very true message. Fear can really set you back and keep you there. Fear can ruin your life, if you let it.

There is, of course, healthy fear (which I call caution). The kind that keeps you safe, like from fire, or falling, or your "sixth sense" of protection. This kind of fear is a wonderful tool.

But the kind of fear that’s just a bad, irrational habit from childhood, the one that prevents you from changing or doing your best, the fear that freezes you in your tracks – is worthless. It exists only for itself. It must do anything it can in order to preserve itself. It will surface at the worst of times.

I recommend just putting that kind of useless fear aside. Surrender it to God, and ask for it to be relieved.

Let it burn in the fire of your energetic, productive, growing self.

From The Joy of Weight Loss from Norris Chumley-- Beliefnet.com.