Fear for
Future? Don't. In one sense there are three parts of our lives. Past, present and future. How each of these is viewed has huge consequences.
The past:If one looks back at past for anything other than experience, past can paralyze today. Many times our memories of events, and results from those events will seem relevant to a situation we might be facing today when in reality today's situation is totally different. If we treat current event like remembered event, we probably have not addressed it correctly. Each problem, challenge, and situation today requires a fresh new outlook and solution. To be sure, we can use look at past experience for suggestions, but today’s solution will always be different.
The future:The future is not real. One of biggest blocks to living a full life is to spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about future. Many people fear an unknown future which makes it impossible to live today. This is especially true for those in business for themselves. When one is beginning a business, with no revenue, no customers and startup costs depleting financial reserves, fear of future can be overwhelming. In fact, this fear can easily incapacitate one to point that nothing at all gets done due to 'what if' scenarios developing from visions of a horrible failure sure to come.
What if - I fail? What if - no customers show up? What if - I run out of money? What if?
The cure for fear of future is to keep reminding one's Self to live in present moment as much as possible. To fully focus on what is happening right now is challenging. When bank accounts are shrinking, customers and clients are slow to arrive, and gut reaction is to extrapolate current conditions into future, fear has an opening and will take full advantage!
