This episode was inspired by a recent post on my LGBTQ publication, Th-Ink Queerlyabout one person’s coming out process, and specifically her fears. I found it interesting because it became a list of fears that – I fear – would keep her forever trapped in a state of low self-worth and limited growth, if she doesn’t find a way to reframe her fears.

The questions we ask ourselves determine our perspective and world view within the formation of our answers.

It’s vital we ask the kind of questions that support us in our personal growth. Asking questions based on what we are afraid of will keep us stuck in those fears, and suppresses the essence of who we are at the soul level . Living in fear blocks our possibility of fully living OUT the best of who we are.

We can reframe our thoughts by asking supportive questions instead of making fear-based statements. Instead of saying something like, “I’m afraid that if I do X then Y will happen, we can ask or state,

I am hopeful that…

I am grateful for…

I am content because of…

The more we make a list of fears, the easier it is to slide into the trappings of the status quo, which is fear-based, and works to make you just like everyone else.

Admittedly it takes great courage to say, “Yes, I am afraid.” We all are. But the way we embrace these fears is to see their opposites.

Living OUT theme music: “Summer” by Bensound.com

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