01 April 2024
by Dr. Julia
As hard as it is, our decisions should be guided by hope - not by our fears. All humans, without exception, face different sorts of fear. The trap here is that we usually try to push the fear away and somehow solve it as just another problem, instead of accepting it as something natural that happens to all of us. Fear is just another part of our lives and it will always be there. I have constantly the sense of fear myself, but I find ways to make my decisions with a compass what I hope will come, not what I fear to lose.
Therefore, when you make enough room for hope to enter your life, when you allow it to make decisions on your behalf, then fear becomes completely irrelevant to your life, unnecessary, and moves away on its own. Fear is simply an obstacle and we tend to tune out and focus on those obstacles. Don't focus on the obstacles - focus on your personal goals, on your desired outcomes. Focus on what you really want, the direction you wish to go, and then you will be able to see how you can overcome any obstacle much easier and more efficiently. Hope motivates change. Hope heals, and the effect of that healing on our brains is tangible and measurable.
Pessimistic people believe that negative events from the past will repeat themselves in the future - in other words, they don't live in the present moment. Past negative experiences are not always accurate predictors of future events. Optimistic people, on the other hand, make use of hope and its fruits which are the promise of future goods - this is also their motivation, in contrast to pessimistic people who who give into the temptation of fear, and ultimately avoid supposed problems and challenges that they imagine will be in their way. The more one hopes, the more one develops one's ability to visualise what one desires, the easier it becomes to obtain it.
Therefore, in order for your dreams to come true, you should make an effort to break out of the comfort zone you may be in, turn your fear into hope, and ultimately, your desires into goals.
Dr Julia practices Solution Focused Brief Therapy, supporting individuals directly and first hand. She is available to see clients both in her office and remotely.
Dr Julia practices Solution Focused Brief Therapy, supporting individuals directly and first hand. She is available to see clients both in her office and remotely.
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