So often I have felt worry, fear and anxiety descend on me, like the steely jaws of an iron trap. I tried to find a way to free myself short of gnawing off a limb. The strategies I employed over the years were varied and many.
A made a bracelet once that I wore to guard against this entrapment. It had beads with letters that spelled out L-E-T I-T B-E. When faced with a fear provoking circumstance I would look down at the bracelet and hear the Beatles singing in my ear. Other times I would do what all good and desperate agnostics do. I would recite a verse from the Bible: 1 Corinthians 2-9: "Whatsoever things are good...Think on these things."
There was one strategy that I found particularly effective. I would hold up a tightly clenched fist and meditate for a moment on the feelings associated with holding on. Then I would slowly open my hand and fully experience the sense of release. It was reminder of just how simple "letting go" can be.
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