Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) April/May 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 35

I temporarily gave up my dream of being a life coach because my fear told me the responsible thing was to go back to school to earn my master’s degree in HR Leadership, Training, and Development. I also temporarily gave up my desire to work on my own terms because my fear said the responsible thing was to accept a stressful 50+ hour a week soul-starving corporate job. Back then, my fear was moving so fast that my heart and soul had almost no chance of catching up. I was spinning, or dare I say free falling, through life until my heart and soul finally got my attention and forced me to slow down. When I finally slowed down, and woke up, I was able to not only see how much fear had taken over my life, but just how out of alignment my life was from my soul’s path and heart’s desire. That was when I made the self-loving promise to choose love over fear no matter what. Choosing love over fear doesn’t mean fear won’t show up. It means having the wisdom, strength, practices and tools to conjure up the courage to live in alignment with your heart and soul desire… even when fear is present. Choosing love over fear doesn’t mean fear won’t show up. It means having the wisdom, strength, practices and tools to conjure up the courage to live in alignment with your heart and soul desire… even when fear is present. How to Choose Love Over Fear Slow Down. The first step to choosing love over fear is the choosing to stop, breathe, and be. Slowing down allows you to listen to your inner wisdom and heart-knowing before taking action.  Check in with Your Body. Tune into your body whenever you’re trying to choose love over fear. Your body always knows. When you’re choosing love over fear, your body will feel calm, expansive, excited, and open. When you’re choosing fear over love, your body will feel contracted, disconnected, and stressed.  Give Your Fear Voice. Give your fear permission to take up space and express all the messy feelings associated with it (anger, sadness, jealousy, guilt, disappointment, etc.). Giving your fear voice will allow it to move through you instead of getting stuck inside of you. 35