DISCIPLINE, DESIRE, AND DEVOTION IN OVERCOMING FEAR

So many of us allow fear to control much of what we do. Much of fear can be found in ignorance, simply, the lack of knowledge or understanding in a given area, to know or perceive any differently. Hence, before moving forward in any area you desire to achieve success, first understand it, educate yourself on it, know it, and 'own' it.

To help you gain a better understanding of this, I've put this together in a simplified way:

Today's blog is about understanding the roles of:

1. DISCIPLINE:
• the controlled behavior resulting from discipline: he was able to maintain discipline among his men.
• activity or experience that provides mental or physical training: the tariqa offered spiritual discipline | Kung fu is a discipline open to old and young.• a system of rules of conduct: he doesn't have to submit to normal disciplines.
2 a branch of knowledge, typically one studied in higher education: sociology is a fairly new discipline.
2. DESIRE:

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen: [ with infinitive ] :  a desire to work in the dirt with your bare hands.
verb [ with obj. ] strongly wish for or want (something): he never achieved the status he so desired | (as adj. desired) :  it failed to create the desired effect.
• archaic express a wish to (someone); request or entreat.

3. DEVOTION:

Love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause: Eleanor's devotion to her husband | his courage and devotion to duty never wavered.


I'd like to sum up these terms in a manner consistent with reaching the goal of today's blog: 
Using these characteristics to overcome fear(s).
DISCIPLINE / DESIRE / DEVOTION = PERSONAL MOTTO
I will seek activities that allow me the opportunity to control my mental and physical capacities, by disciplining my thoughts, words, and actions, to reach my desired outcome.
I know nothing comes to pass by wishing, but rather through my actions and efforts. Therefore, the path I traverse maytake many a mile, cover many terrains, a variety of habitats, and a plethora of obstacles. In my mind, I envision but one straight path leading me to the goal. Although the path be bending, the mind will not. Rather, all my thoughts, words, and actions will remain on one straight course.
My devotion is to something of a greater, which words alone cannot express. It's weaved throughout the tapestry of my  being. 
One must remain steadfast on their journey, as it does not end. It is only through growth, our vision expands, and understanding deepens. This is when you may understand fear for what it is, and look past it. 
For you are the Master of your journey.
And so with this, my amazing friends, you develop yourself. You take control of your future, your  dreams, and your goals. 
You ultimately, take responsibility for yourself, your life, and everything in it.

Life is similar to hiking a long mountainous path, where we desire to reach the peak. There are places along the path the sun shines ever so brightly, and others where it's quite dark.Places of life and liveliness, and others where there is not much wildlife, and plants are scarce. Places where the terrain is tasking, and we literally go step by step, and other places where we feel as though we've entered Paradise itself. 

This place, we call Paradise, is where we often sit to rest, take in nourishment, enjoy the view, the silence, stillness, and listen to the wind, plant and animal life 'talk' to us. This is where we contemplate who we are, our 'place' in the world, and seek inner guidance, and direction. We take pictures to 'make the moment' last, and we wish we could stay, and live there forever.... But just as in life, we cannot stay in one place and hope to somehow get to another. We must keep plodding along. Chin up, and confident in the way.
So many of us stay where we are comfortable, thus almost avoiding growth, for the ease of the way. One does not haveto 'leave' of a place, physically, to grow. One merely needs to  take the initiative to produce growth somewhere in their life. Only you can decide where this growth must take place. You are the sole person responsible for your growth, be it academically, spiritually, emotionally, or physically.  In each of these four areas alone, lies an infinite array of opportunities for growth. Will you take them? 
Begin today. Fear not, but move forward courageously day by day, thought by thought, action by action. You will indeed succeed, and overcome any and all which may come your way, and come off the victor.
Health!