Dear Wellness & Truth Seekers:
Are you fearing the 2024 presidential election in November and its outcome? You’re not alone if you do. The New York Times recently published an article stating U.S. voters are experiencing a range of emotions including: anxiousness, nervousness, scared, frustration, worry, and uncertainty. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/us/elections/poll-voters-election-biden-trump.html] I, too, had these feeling, until I read, Teach Only Love, and Love is Letting Go of Fear by Jerry Jampolsky, MD. In his words, Dr. Jampolsky said, “It is impossible to love and fear at exactly the same time.” I put this to a test and am realizing the wisdom in his words. I don’t have to fear the outcome. Why? Because I believe love will eliminate fear.
Many psychologists/psychiatrists believe in the belief that we have only two emotions: Love and fear. If you’re fearful you cannot feel love, and, if you feel love you cannot feel fear. This is now my deep belief in human emotions and I send out love to conquer the fears I’ve had over my lifetime. The work was difficult, but I had to change my mindset. Fear led me to trauma and illness, failed relationships, and a disparity in life that was all-consuming. I didn’t want to live in doom and gloom. I learned this lesson when I was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. My near-death experiences taught me how love could save me and keep me alive.
Reading or listening to any media source, you’ll find thousands of fear-mongering titles and articles. I really have to dig for the good news in our world. True Fact: fear sells while love struggles to be recognized. In fact, millions (if not billions) of dollars are spent to repeatedly say how bad our country (if not world) is/are. I’m not recommending that you stop reading the newspaper or watching tv news programs, but I am recommending you limit the amount of time you spend hearing bad news.
To practice love over fear, start with a loss of judging others and worrying. Start enjoying nature and connect with others who are positive and not toxic. Listen to music that soothes your soul and expands the love in your heart.
“When we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” -Marianne Williamson
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Alexis Acker-Halbur is an award-winning author and medical miracle. Child abuse made her seriously ill and put her in harm’s way many times. She survives and shares her experiences and tools with women and men who have been traumatized.