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Today’s Miracle Moment Is About…Is It Really Fear?
Fear is such a big topic! Nelson Mandela once said, “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” Today we want to look at how we can live in a way that fear doesn’t run our lives.
I (Marci) grew up with a lot of fears! Knowing that, my parents introduced me to things early on so that I would not be too afraid to do them later in life. I remember my Dad taking me skiing when I was a little kid because he knew that if I didn’t learn how to ski when I was little, then I would never learn.
I (Dr. Sue) grew up sleeping on the floor of my closet because by being on the floor of my closet, there was only one direction I had to look. I knew I was surrounded by the other three walls…that’s being pretty terrified. As a kid, I didn’t want to be seen. I didn’t want to be heard. I would peek out from behind my mother’s leg or her skirt. That’s how I appear in most family photos. As I grew up, it didn’t get much better. I had to push myself to get out there and do things.
Now, we both realize that something entirely different is going on around fear.
When we’re two or three years old, we start developing enough independence that we want to move away from our mother’s skirt and start to explore the other kids who are playing, or we want to explore the bright, shiny things that are over there. And in the midst of doing so, inevitably we get in trouble.
We’re told, “Don’t cross the street. There are cars,” and other similar messages. Right in the middle of exploring our independence, we get in trouble, and it shuts down an important part of our own adventurous development.
And, that happens in our solar plexus, the place of our personal power. It gets shut down in that moment.
When the solar plexus is trying to come back online, it starts to shake. So, when we start to have a thought, idea, or opportunity that’s going to take us out of our comfort zone, that same part of our personal power is saying, “Yes, I’m about to be born. I get to come out.” But in doing so, it starts to shake and quiver. We’ve associated that quiver with fear, and we shut down and we try to move away from the situation. However, if we would actually just let it come out, it starts to birth and unfold in an entirely different way.
So, now, when you start to feel any shaking or quivering, breathe into it and stretch it open and give it a place to birth itself because that’s your power. That will dissolve the idea that you’re actually afraid when you might just be activating some part of your wholeness.
So, is it really fear or is it something inside of you that’s ready to be birthed and it’s just coming out in this way?
Over the next week or two, we invite you to explore and experience…
“Is this fear?
Or, is this really something that’s saying…
“Let me come out. Let me come forward.”
Breathe into that and let us know how it goes. We invite you to share your experiences in the comments section below.
We’ll end with a quote from Hafiz…
“Fear is the cheapest room in the house.
I would like to see you living in better conditions.”
Living in better conditions…that’s living in the Miracle Zone! We love living in the Miracle Zone with you!
Having experienced trauma as a young baby and doing all in my power to hold my breath and squeeze my life force out of my body, my life has revealed to me the importance of removing pain, via breathing into the fight, flight and freeze patterns. Our breath will expand the inner space where we eternally live, grow and create. It is this place where miracles origin from. We possess the power to rebirth ourselves in
love, light and laughter.
YES!!!!
I really like this as I have been experiencing this exact phenomena with quivering, shots of energy, involuntary muscle contractions in my 3rd chakra. I am getting ready to launch my life’s work, Sacred Pathways Yoga into the world in a larger fashion than in the past. It is exciting and scary at the same time. If I interpreted the sensations as fear it might prevent me from moving forward, but I have thought of them as expansion. I do feel fear at times, but it is always associated with moving backward into old patterns of safety and security.
Sounds like you have already mastered this, Jan. Congrats on birthing the next evolution of Sacred Pathways Yoga.
Last weekend I walked around a home/ property in the country, a place I am interested in buying as a vacation/retirement home. I currently live and work in a big city, however, since I grew up on a farm in a remote small town, as I grow older, I want to return to the country to live, to be in a spacious quiet place, to breath cleaner air, to see a huge sky, and to be surrounded by nature.
After looking at this remote property, I spoke to one of the local residents who told me to make sure I keep my doors locked if I bought a place there because there were some “druggies” living in the area. After hearing this news, I spent the next several hours questioning my desire to live in such a remote area. Fear seemed to be moving into my present awareness. Was it crazy of me to want to live in such a place, or should I play it safe and stay in the city where my family and friends were close enough to help me if I had trouble?
Later the same day, I went back to the property to watch the sunset and to experience the area at night. Before it became dark, I walked to the top of a hill on the property to experience the expansive view of distant mountains, and to do some yoga breathing exercises, as mentioned in Dr. Sue’s book. As energy moved through my body, I felt stronger, my mind became clearer, and I felt the fear I had been experiencing leave me. At this point, I knew in the core of my being, that my personal power was strong, and that I would be fine visiting and living at this property.
I currently have a contract to buy this place, and I plan to close on it in early August. I cannot explain in words how excited I am about having this amazing location to visit on weekends and eventually live at permanently. My previous fears of being alone in a remote area are gone, and I know I will be prepared for any unwelcome intruders with common sense precautions, and that my family and friends are not very far away from the property if I ever need their help.
I know the spot on top of the hill of this property will be a cherished place for my yoga/breathing exercises.
Thank you, Dr. Sue, for your book, and for incredible insights you have shared, for the info you are teaching, and for helping me to better connect, hear, and know my soulful self. This journey is quite amazing!
With much love and gratitude,
Sherry
Amazing and inspiring, Sherry! Thank you for sharing your story. You’re in the Miracle Zone for sure!
I think what you women are saying is true-I’ve been experiencing incredible anxiety to the point where I have to take meds and it is in my solar plexus so maybe something is trying to be birthed and I’m trying to prevent it but when I do breathe I don’t really want to allow it I want to calm myself down it’s very scary just to allow it and then I can’t function.
We recommend you keep working with the breath and exploring the feelings, Miranda. And sometimes fear really is fear but there’s a lot of “false” fear we can get wrapped up in too.
When I was writing my book, I was gripped with this intense fear when I reached just over 30,000 words. I thought who am I to think I could do this? Whose stupid idea was this? What if I cannot write many more words? Etc. etc. But like Dr Morter said, I appreciated that the only way to rid myself of the fear was to work through it, to write through it. Well I finished the book and it was published in February of this year. Thank you to you both for your inspirational videos, with my very best wishes, Karen
We’ve both been “there”, Karen! Congratulations on finishing your book and getting it published. Yay!!!
Thank you for this very clear insight. It puts things in the right place…..It helps me handling fears in a more appropriate way.
Love&light, Tarala
Blessings to you, Tarala.
Thank you so, so much Dr sue and Marci, you always give such meaningful Miracle Moments. Much gratitude for your time and inspiration.
That means so much to us, Marcia. Thank you for being part of our community.
Well huh! Now that is just so interesting and all kinds of healthy! I’ve never looked at my fears as something that is trying to be birthed. (Of course, we’re not talking about the real danger type fears.) It’s so good to know that it’s only just my personal power wanting to come forth. And its just my solar plexus quivering. Light bulbs turning on now! Also, I enjoyed the two quotes. Thank you.
You’re so welcome!
When I was 2 3/4 yrs old, my whole family was in a head on car crash, with both my parents and a sister being killed and me being left with a permanent disability. So there’s a lot of what feels like fear in every step forward I take in life! It’s nice to think of it from a different perspective, and start to tell myself, “my power is arising!” when I feel the quivers and that “freeze!” impulse. Thank you!
Yes! You’ve got this, Joanne. We’re right behind you. =)
Do we get these inspiring talks daily? Haven’t received any for today.
Hello, Diane. We wish we could do them daily but we’ve got a lot on our plates with our programs. We publish a new Miracle Moment about every 2 weeks. Glad you find them inspiring!
Thank you Ms.Shimoff and Dr.Morter for your insight and for all that you do! I really appreciate and value how you present how important it is for us to discern matters that cause fear, and to question fear when it arises, and place everything within it’s proper context. Ms.Shimoff and Dr.Morter, I love how you show people that on the other side of fear is faith, where our greatest life awaits us! God bless you both, you are amazing and inspirational!
Thanks so much, Matthew. So lovely to have you here. Namaste.
What is the difference between real and false fear?
I can explain a concept to three or four colleagues around a table but I am afraid of speaking in front of large groups. I can drive from here to Timbuktu and back, but I’m afraid of driving over 55 mph in a 70 mph zone.
All my fears seem real to me.
Dear Respected Teachers
You have nailed it so well with such deep intuition that I can sense it deeply right in my solar plexus.
I visualize myself standing on the edge of self discovery of inner knowing and yes I CAN help myself finally through touching the deepest core of my inner being and those who I love so deeply in my family. I acknowledge your teaching with the depth of my being with utmost love and gratitude. 🙏😇
I just finished the final edit of my first mystery novel — the second is underway and I need to write a query letter and send the first one to agents. But I’ve been terrified to do so! I keep retreating from this task. (Wouldn’t it be a better book if I hired another editor and reworked it just one more time?) Thank you for calling out this fear and helping me see that there is something here, waiting for me to step out, waiting to be birthed.
This morning I played golf with a league I have just joined. I
was anxious about that. My game is off, adding more anxiety. I squeezed my solar plexus and loved it as best I could. As the miracle zone would have it, I was paired with the only person I knew! And gradually my butterflies flew away and I could relax. My game improved, a friendship was rekindled, and I passed my fears once again. So glad for this topic today.
Marci and Sue , thank for all you do and give. I want to apologize for never expressing or sharing my stories. I have been with year of miracle since January 2019 and have never made a post. Is it fear? Is it insecurity? Or is it i don’t think what i have to say is important? If it is fear… here I am stepping into it. Thank you for your message today.
Thank you for something I never thought about: Fear. I went through a bitter war not knowing if I would live in the next hour. Yes, then I experienced fear!
Thank you to make me search inside me for fear. The adventuress in me had chosen a situation when she didn’t know if she would be still alive in the next hour and that was, when I experienced fear. But when I slept in our house in the wilderness after the death of my husband and heard the wolfs houl at night with no heighbors during the summer I felt calm with a homey feeling.
That I had a deep inside fear I didn’t realize until your message. I fear death due to the fact that I am very old and see the months pass wihout I was able to market my books. There is this one book I wrote as the dedication for one of the most wonderful men who ever walked this Earth and who, for a short time was my husband. Amazon gave me 4 1/2 stars, but stars are far on the sky away from earthly desire.
I am not sure if my comment was sent because when I wanted to re-read it there showed only the ending.
Thank you for this miracle moment and for sharing your own personal stories of living with and overcoming fear. Fear dogged my heels my entire life and I learned to overcome it to a great measure, but two years ago I “crashed” due to a myriad of perfect storm events and was diagnosed with Epstein Barr Virus. It struck my central nervous system, which led to panic attacks, heart flips, and even hallucinations. Indeed, fear was one of the catalysts. I have been on a spiritual journey since a young girl and so I allowed this particular dark night of the soul to do its enlightening work, which eventually led me to Dr. Sue’s videos and to the Year of Miracles, as well as the medical medium (Anthony William) protocol. I’m basking in Divine love in new ways with YOM, and the healing continues. I still experience some vagus nerve/light heart flip sensations on occasion (and yes, even when excited about something good happening). I did have my heart tested because of this and was told 80 to 90% people have this “bundle right branch” and it’s mostly harmless. Although I believe this is due to EBV, I know that my soul (and body) was crying out to address some old wounds and live differently. It has been time, in this year of miracles and pandemic time, to allow the Spirit to be the archaeologist of my life. “Man (woman) needs reckless courage to descend into the abyss of himself” (Yeats). And there I find “that deep in that black hole (I) will find the blue flower that holds the mystical light which will illuminate in (me) the glimmer of springtime.” (the late John O’Donohue)
Hi I have to say – interesting timing to listen to this. I did a healing transmission with Dr. Sue today. I’m not sure I’ve ever been affected in such a powerful way. Some of the things that came up were…Never feeling safe, I think I equate this with fear. So it was super amazing to feel this healing, knowing that is probably the greatest thing I need to heal also had much fear as a child, and has lasted into adult hood. So thanks for help and guidance
Thank you both for this miracle moment I find them very helpful.
I have had very intense feelings in my solar plexus most of my life and it has not been easy to tell the difference between fear or anxiety…I still don’t know the difference.
Tapping on this feeling gives temporary relief and breathing into that center helps as well.
In spite of this I have always done in life everything I wanted to do and things always turned out well especially when I followed my guidance which always has a joyful feeling to it.
The central channel breathing has really helped and I don’t have such intense feelings in that area now…so when these feelings do come again it will be helpful now if I view them as birthing and evolving my self into the new and untrodden path instead of thinking it is fear and anxiety. It gives a whole new focus now as well as the flow state. Thank you both so very much for all the work you do. Love you lots!
I have always been told to “breathe” because I tend to hold my breath when I speak or even while sitting still. I really need to change that habit. I also live with fear, lack of confidence and anxiety. This has been going on from childhood into adulthood. It’s time for a change. My theme for this year is Metamorphosis. I need to emerge as my true self. One that is Confident, Fearless and won’t let anything stop her from achieving her dreams. I know it won’t be easy but I’m determined to stay focused.