If I could remove something from our lives what would it be?

If I could remove anything from this world that would benefit us, humans, my choice would be to remove fear. Everybody including me has something to fear about, and that has stopped you and me many times from achieving our goals.

The definition of fear

Fear is a natural emotional response or phenomenon. Fear alerts us to the presence of danger or the threat of harm, whether that danger is physical or psychological.

How fear works

While all of this happens in a tiny little part of the brain called the amygdala, its effects are noticed throughout the body. Basically what happens is our fight or flight mode is activated. Our brain which has billions and billions of neurons triggers the fear response due to which the stress hormones cortisol along with adrenaline is released. This increases our heart rate and gets the blood flowing throughout our bodies.

Since all this action is taking place in pur brain our response and thinking bets blurred, so now you know why you have been making hasty decisions in moments of fear.

Fear is actually a necessary evil that keeps us alive but it’s worth arguing that fear alone has kept us from achieving many things.

When I say fear ……..

Now that we have understood what fear is and how it works let's get into the real topic

keep this in mind when I say fear i don't mean fear as in a horror movie or fear from sharks . in this blog we will refer to fear as the obstacle which keeps stopping us from greatness. The factor which doesn’t let us step out of our comfort zone , the factor that keeps us in the rat race . the force that drags us down every time we make a bold move.

Why did I choose fear?

Now you may ask why I chose to remove fear? There are so many vices that are disturbing enough and should be removed forever. Take killing, for instance, it has doomed the lives of so many people, even the first crime that was committed on the face of Earth was murder itself. Corruption, another phenomenon that is also a serious contender to be removed. Rape has traumatized so many people and many people have been victims of this heinous crime. You see all these crimes mentioned above give a sense of guilt to the doer that’s where my selection of fear comes in, fear gives a sense of guilt to the user.

“Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson. I couldn’t agree anymore with this. Haven’t we all suffered from fear? We all have missed opportunities due to fear. What will happen if I fail? What will these guys looking at me think? What will society say? What will the aunt who never talks to me say when she hears that I scored a B?

I get it, it’s not your fault. We have lived in a society that has shaped these views in the minds of every individual. Let’s not blame society alone, we humans were programmed to survive, not to be happy. So the majority of decisions that we make:

Are backed by fear as our mind makes decisions that will keep us safe. For eg: not quitting the job because it gives a sense of security.

To counter this, we can take decisions by an active state of mind and analyze whether they will be beneficial to us.

Trust me we are yet to experience many ecstatic moments in life that we have missed due to fear. It's pretty human to feel fear and it's no big deal. What we should avoid is that we do not miss any important aspect of our lives due to these fears . Take a deep breath and go ask that raise you have been wanting to get. Bury your fear and dive deep into the water. You fear climbing that mountain but you can never feel how soothing that wind feels at the top. You are scared of writing that book but you will not taste what success looks like unless you publish it.

We all have heard that FEAR is false evidence appearing real. Another famous quote says FEAR '' is to fear everything and run or face everything and rise”. It's up to us how we comprehend it .Let it not work my friend , at least you will learn something. Make that effort . No one is perfect, we all fail and we all make mistakes, you are no different. Keep failing and keep learning. People never cared anyway. Whether you fail or you succeed they will keep talking. So better to give them something to say rather than not.

Delete that word

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”― Franklin D. Roosevelt. To get the utmost that you want to achieve, let the fear go. unleash your true potential by letting go of these tiny false predicaments.

To overcome fear :

Write down what is holding you down. Then think what’s the worst that could happen. Will I succeed? Yes, sir, I am up for that.

Workout: as fear blurs your thinking, get your body moving to get some clarity. As you make your body do the work, shred some fear along with that muscle to get a ripped body as well as mindset.

Mother nature: trust me on this .go to a park or sit by a river. Gather your thoughts and think. I am pretty sure you will get a breakthrough. Nature has that calming effect that makes us think more mindfully, allowing us to be more present at the moment.