FIVE FEARS TO FEAR: AND THEN, NO MORE

AfterMidnight Writer...Underground Writings of Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés

One more blessing here for you now dear souls. Just put your hand over your heart, or just lean back, or rest your hands palm up in your lap… just relax, and take a deep breath.

FIVE FEARS TO FEAR, AND THEN, NO MORE

by C.P. Estés

Going over and over one’s fears
is empty
and emptying.
There’s something greater that sustains.
We call it Esperanza… Hope.
We call it
Querer es podar, Desire is power.
Hope and desire are power.
Fear—ha!
Fear—ha!
Ha, hum—fear.
Pstt, pssh, poof.


Consider that most fear
is not fear of failure:
rather, it’s fear to live fully,
in full power.


Choose your petty fears carefully,
because they can grow truly big teeth.
Instead, draw your attention here…

I have several fears
I would like you to have…
Fear these:


Fear not loving
while you have the chance.
Fear becoming bitter.
Fear cynicism.
Fear turning…

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