"We are no longer small and vulnerable, and when we feel afraid, it does not necessarily indicate that we are, in fact, in real danger . . . our anxiety may simply be a signal that something in this moment is in need of attention. Something in our body, our emotions, our environment may be somehow disrupted or off balance, and needs our care . . . Fear may arise for any number of reasons: Perhaps we are simply tired or feeling fragile that day, or maybe we are preoccupied, or require loving care, or need to attend to some feeling we have been pushing away. There may be no real, external danger at all, just a sensation of anxiety arising within us."
From Wayne Muller's Legacy of the Heart:
"We are no longer small and vulnerable, and when we feel afraid, it does not necessarily indicate that we are, in fact, in real danger . . . our anxiety may simply be a signal that something in this moment is in need of attention. Something in our body, our emotions, our environment may be somehow disrupted or off balance, and needs our care . . . Fear may arise for any number of reasons: Perhaps we are simply tired or feeling fragile that day, or maybe we are preoccupied, or require loving care, or need to attend to some feeling we have been pushing away. There may be no real, external danger at all, just a sensation of anxiety arising within us."
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AuthorTarn Wilson is the author of the memoir The Slow Farm and numerous essays. You may read more of her work at tarnwilson.com. Archives
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