Ready to be Terrified?

Most people would say “no!”

But chances are they won’t even allow themselves to get that far.

There are thrill seekers out there who will jump out of a plane or climb the highest mountains, but how many are willing to shift their reality in their sense of self and the world?

Most people aren’t willing to look and see the stories that are operating under the surface of their psyche… that cause reactivity, drama, and the feeling of stuckness.

They prefer to point the finger at others or at “circumstances beyond their control” and feel secure in keeping this POV as their operating mode.

When people DO see the importance of this inner world, shadow work process, they won’t usually start out using the word “terrifying”…

Most people doing shadow work start out using these words:

“Hopeful”
“Scared”
“Uncomfortable”
“Nervous”

And that’s totally to be expected!

But it’s ultimately, when they acknowledge this word:

“Vulnerable”

… that I know they are really ready.

It takes the willingness to be vulnerable to see through the stories you’ve held onto as protection your whole life.

And then… to embrace all of these things as part of you but not as DEFINING who you are.

Seeing your wholeness and loving it all.

And that’s what’s terrifying, as we fear what might be deemed “unacceptable” by others and, therefore, by ourselves, or what we fear to be true.

Being all of who we are means honoring ourself, loving ourself, and accepting ourself… completely.

Completely.

It doesn’t mean you might not choose to make changes in your world and within yourself, but it means that it’s done as an act of self-awareness, self-worth and self-love, rather than out of fear and self-hatred.

So… are you ready to be terrified?