Comments on: Alchemy of Transforming Fear to Resource http://wildresiliencyblog.com/2008/11/15/alchemy-of-transforming-fear-to-resource/ Nature as Teacher—World as Lover: Telling a New Story Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Larry Glover http://wildresiliencyblog.com/2008/11/15/alchemy-of-transforming-fear-to-resource/#comment-1867 Larry Glover Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:28:40 +0000 http://wildresiliencyblog.com/?p=654#comment-1867 An interesting response to the exercise, Roberta. Another friend had a visceral strong reaction against the process described; I thought she might run out of the room at the mention of writing down "all of her life regrets." I've actually reflected a lot on how I might acknowledge to your comment in some meaningful way, being seemingly unable to even move on to the creation of another post without responding. It seems my system is settling into this simplicity: I honor that your body and emotions... tell you not to 'go into' the process described in the post. I do however suggest one difference for consideration between the 'Catholic confession and talk therapy' you reference and the posted exercise. It is this: The exercise references us to the invitation to explore and release our own self-judgments and regrets. It cares not for what the priest or therapist may think. And with that consideration of what ultimately feeds our own life force, I agree. An interesting response to the exercise, Roberta. Another friend had a visceral strong reaction against the process described; I thought she might run out of the room at the mention of writing down “all of her life regrets.”

I’ve actually reflected a lot on how I might acknowledge to your comment in some meaningful way, being seemingly unable to even move on to the creation of another post without responding. It seems my system is settling into this simplicity:

I honor that your body and emotions… tell you not to ‘go into’ the process described in the post. I do however suggest one difference for consideration between the ‘Catholic confession and talk therapy’ you reference and the posted exercise. It is this:

The exercise references us to the invitation to explore and release our own self-judgments and regrets. It cares not for what the priest or therapist may think. And with that consideration of what ultimately feeds our own life force, I agree.

]]> By: Roberta http://wildresiliencyblog.com/2008/11/15/alchemy-of-transforming-fear-to-resource/#comment-1864 Roberta Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:27:48 +0000 http://wildresiliencyblog.com/?p=654#comment-1864 Sounds alot like Catholic confession or talk therapy, neither of which, I think, is very effective. Sounds alot like Catholic confession or talk therapy, neither of which, I think, is very effective.

]]> By: Marc Choyt http://wildresiliencyblog.com/2008/11/15/alchemy-of-transforming-fear-to-resource/#comment-1859 Marc Choyt Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:14:27 +0000 http://wildresiliencyblog.com/?p=654#comment-1859 Re: "Habits and patterns of regrets and fears that constrict our being are parasitic to our life force" I think that fear, in itself, has to be separated out from negative patterns and regrets that do inhibit our life force and constrict our being. Fear is a root emotion, and in itself, is it a warning that motivates us to action. How one uses fear as an alliance, is the issue. Is it an alliance or an internal saboteur? Re: “Habits and patterns of regrets and fears that constrict our being are parasitic to our life force”

I think that fear, in itself, has to be separated out from negative patterns and regrets that do inhibit our life force and constrict our being.

Fear is a root emotion, and in itself, is it a warning that motivates us to action.

How one uses fear as an alliance, is the issue. Is it an alliance or an internal saboteur?

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