I was recently reminded of the power of confronting and moving through your fear.

It's always so much better if you can confront fear in the moment that you realize its present.

But, for most of us, we don't really understand there is fear until after the moment has passed.

Why?

It's because the fear takes over our body and we are forced to 'react' rather than to 'act.' When someone says that they were 'paralyzed' by fear, it is literal. Fear can paralyze you. It can make you feel helpless by regressing you back to your childhood. Since nobody wants to feel helpless then, the fear is avoided. But here is the catch: now you will also avoid the situation that triggered the fear. The real catch is that, most likely, this is a situation you need to confront in order to continue to expand.

In fact, it may be as necessary as air and water is to you for your spirit. In fact, moving through fear IS as necessary as air and water is to you, as it for your Spirit to move through fear.

But they don't teach this in school. They don't teach that, if you avoid confronting fear, you will never live the life of your dreams. They don't teach that, behind your greatest fears lie your greatest rewards. They don't teach that often the greatest growth and rewards lie beyond your absolute feeling of vulnerability.

What do to?

First, figure out where your greatest fears lie. This is a trick question because you are already well aware. Even if you repress it, you still have easy access to it. You know where they are.

Now challenge yourself. How can I move through this fear? How can I confront this fear? What can I do to trigger this fear fully so that I can move through it?

Perhaps it's a little much to ask you to fully trigger it. So, find a way to trigger it a little bit at a time.  For many of you, it will require physically going out and doing something. This is because most often fear cannot be confronted by sitting on your couch and meditating. It has to be physically confronted, more often than not.

Challenge yourself to begin moving through fear today. Pick something and begin right now.