Some fears don’t come from outside.
They come from within.
Not from the moment…
but from the mind.
What if I fail?
What if they leave?
What if I can’t handle it?
These fears don’t protect us.
They prepare us for things that might never happen—
and in the process, they rob us of what is.
I’ve lived with that kind of fear.
Not the kind that keeps you safe,
but the kind that keeps you small.
The quiet hum that tells you to hold back, to brace, to overthink.
It creates pain that feels real…
even when the threat isn’t.
The mind doesn’t always know the difference between what’s imagined and what’s happening.
So your body tightens.
Your breath shortens.
Your world contracts.
And soon, you’re not living.
You’re managing.
But here’s what I’ve learned:
- You don’t have to believe every fear your mind presents.
- Not every “what if” needs a plan.
- You can breathe your way back to presence.
Fear feeds on future.
Peace lives in now.
So I started pulling my mind back.
To this breath.
This ground.
This moment I’m actually in.
And little by little,
the grip loosened.
Just because the fear feels real…
doesn’t mean it’s true.
That’s the Cushy way.
