Another client, a different session: "I keep waiting for the anxiety to go away before I do the hard thing." I hear a version of this constantly — the assumption that courage is downstream of the fear disappearing first. That safety has to arrive before the valley does, not inside it.
Psalm 23 was written by a shepherd who knew better.
Read MoreEver freeze when it's time to shine? Adapting truth to silence critical voices or internal memories of past failures surrounding performance which increases anxiety and the myth that I can control anything past my nose.
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What kinds of masks do you like to dress up with? Is it Superhero, Scary or Seductive? I find that in my work I talk about the masks people use as crutches. They latched on to it and enjoyed being something different and then at some point they realize it isn’t working anymore, but the harder they try to pry the smile, the paint, the eyes off their real self the more painful it is. I know the Master Mask Maker and I try to ask him to help and go to him for wisdom when we are facing changes in how a person is working to present their real self to the world. Read more here so you can understand how masks are fun at first, but could be painful later.
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