The Weekly Reframe: What lies beneath Fear

Supporting you to free your mind so you can live from your heart!

“I will give my worries to God today. I want my mind free so I can be creative and joyful. I want to laugh and feel grateful.”
— Karen Casey

If the word “God” doesn’t resonate, fill in the blank with whatever does: love, the universe, nature, spirit, higher power. Anything that helps you release what you’re holding.

Why is it so important to have a free mind so we can be creative and joyful? Because our mind is not automatically free. It's busy doing other important things. 

A healthy human brain is designed to worry. It’s built to scan for danger and imagine problems in order to protect us. But if we don’t understand how the brain works, we can get stuck in those loops: worry, doubt, worst-case scenarios, never accessing the deeper truth of who we are: creative, joyful, wise, connected.

When we’re caught up in fear and doubt, life starts to feel contracted. We get serious, inward, self-absorbed. We miss the miracle of simply being alive, of getting to experience this wild, messy, beautiful human ride.

Try not to take it all so seriously. Do what you can with what you’ve got and trust that it’s enough. Trust you are enough.

My own voices of worry happen to be loudest in the morning. Their favorite disguises? Scarcity. Vagueness. A little martyr/victim flavor sprinkled in. They try to convince me I don’t have enough of something or that I don’t know what to do. Instead of beating my self up further like I used to, I am compassionate and gentle, yet also firm in that I tell my mind that it is my friend and we are here co-creating a beautiful and meaningful life together. Thankfully I have tools and skills I learned to help quiet those voices and redirect focus throughout the day. So that by days end when I am snuggled with Tom and pup on the couch watching Jeopardy, the worry is mostly gone. 

Coaching showed me that beneath the hum of worry is creativity, joy, gentleness, courage, wisdom. And a deep desire to contribute something meaningful rather than spend my life putting out the imaginary fires my mind creates. 

You can hand your worries over. You can become willing to see just the next step. You can acknowledge the fear and then redirect your attention toward what matters most: your values, your priorities, the things you want to contribute. This looks different for everyone, but it’s possible for all of us.

You have an internal well of resources: creativity, resilience, intuition,  and courage to build the best life you can dream of. And every time you choose action and compassion over worry, you tap into more of it. 

I invite you into a gentle reflection this weekend -

Reflection Prompt:
What worried or fearful thought tends to take up the most space in your mind, and what opens up in you when you imagine handing that thought over to something greater?

Step By Step, 

Jessie