Nothing to Fear

This week in honor of upcoming Dia de los Muertos and All Hallows Eve (aka, Halloween) we’re going to focus on the dead. No, not the band the Grateful Dead, but of our dearly departed dead. I wasn’t quite sure exactly what was going to arise from the world of Spirit when I asked for a message with this focus, so I stayed open to what “they” felt was important to convey.

What came up has been brought up before, and it relates more to the importance of death and our fear of this inevitable process. I found that my own personal fear of death was drastically reduced, ironically, after having witnessed firsthand the passing of a dear friend. It wasn’t the actual moment that she left her body that affected me so, but more her energy immediately following. It felt liberated, free and completely unencumbered. It was truly beautiful. While yes it was still emotionally painful, I felt so happy for my friend. She finally had the sense of freedom that she had been searching for her entire life. What it did for me was to know that death is not something to be feared. It’s simply part of life.

No matter what, we will all leave our bodies some day. It’s just part of nature, so why not make the most out of life while we’re here? Go climb that mountain, take a painting class, change careers, or whatever it is that you’ve wanted to do, but held yourself back out of fear. As Franklin D. Roosevelt wisely stated, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Go out and live.

With Love.

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From Over There: 10.26.14 Weekly Focus Understand that those who are no longer inhabiting a body are simply in another phase of life. It is an extension of life in another form. Process of disconnection from the physical body is not to be feared, as it is through the course of nature that one shed the body in preparation for the next phase of evolution.  It is as honorable and necessary as birth, as it completes a cycle of development for the individual. Embrace this understanding. Doing so will release the fear of death and lead one to live a more fulfilling life.

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This week’s question:

Q: Can you explain how releasing the fear of death leads one to live a more fulfilling life?

A. It is when there is no fear of death that one releases the fear of risk that that may at times comes with pursuing achievement. When one remains constrained in fear it diminishes the potential of a fulfilling life and the pleasure of experience that comes with it. Fear stunts the flow of creativity and lessens the potential for one to share their unique gifts and talents with the world.  If one does not fear death, one opens more fully to the richness that life has to offer. If one does not fear death, then one does not rigidly hold attachment to the body, knowing that life is everlasting. To embrace this sense of immortality is to embrace a sense of freedom.

Q: This leads me to another question. Shouldn’t we hold at least a little fear of death in order to keep ourselves safe?

A. It is not to fear death, it is to respect life and treat yourself in accordance to this principle.

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