Good morning. My word for today is "fear." Fear is more often a signal rather than an action taken. Fear has many masks. Control. If I micro-manage everything, there will be nothing to hurt me. Anger. Armor that I can put on so that no one will see the tenderness underneath. Perfectionism. If I do everything right, nothing bad will happen. Isolation. If I pull back from everything, I won't be disappointed. People pleasing. Securing safety through approval. Every one of these is saying the same thing: Don't let me get hurt again. Although fear can feel very real, it is often just a bogeyman. As the big book reminds me, If I ask God to remove my fear and direct me to to those I can help, at once I commence to outgrow fear. Once again, the antidote is humility, gratitude, service.
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