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Do not be afraid to feel fear. Walk with it, for you share the same destiny. In the end, neither of you decides, for Life has already decided for both.
What Remains to Be Healed
There was one aspect that was still difficult for me to heal. And if, like me, you are fervently seeking to let yourself be carried by Life—to listen only to your faith and your heart—then you will have to do the same.
Today I want to speak to you about fear. It has accompanied us every day of our lives, helping us grow in many ways, yet limiting us in others. Personally, it has taken me many years of inner work to face it as I do now. And not because I became stronger or more experienced.
Be a Witness to Your Emotions
In part, that has something to do with it. But what truly marks spiritual progress is when you learn to witness your emotions, to recognize them more clearly, to notice them arising throughout the day, knowing where they come from and what their cause is within your Being.
The Center of Your Being
In the midst of this map of emotions, you can place yourself at the center of your Being, usually through a state of no-mind or quiet meditation. From there, you can contemplate them; you can see how they shift within you, how they try to draw your attention. And then, letting the love within you fill you, you can look at them again, knowing you will love them and that everything will be all right.
Living Without Fear
I want to tell you that yes, you can live without fear. I’m not talking about physical fear; if you are in danger, you should do everything you can to get out of it. I’m talking about the fear of outcomes, of consequences, of unforeseen events, or even of Life itself. If you are afraid of what Life might bring, then perhaps you are still living in a state of victimhood, and this entry may not yet help you. You must first move beyond that victim state.
That said, if you’ve come to this entry having understood the previous ones, I’ll assume that you have already come to live in deep communion with your God. I suppose that you now live at peace with yourself and with your past, and that you wish to release the last traces of fear that arise when you must decide, when you must act, when you think about the future and what may come.
Fear Does Not Decide
If there is something in your life that frightens you, or if you hesitate to begin something because you don’t know the outcome, let me tell you, fear will not disappear. It’s not really about not feeling fear. When there is risk, you will naturally feel it, but that’s where it ends. The result, the outcome, does not depend on fear itself. Fear is not an entity; it lives nowhere but in you. You give it shape and presence.
Imagine that when facing the outcome of something, one of the possible consequences frightens you deeply, for whatever reason. You must observe that fear and understand that it exists within you. Then, be aware that you are going to feel it, whether you like it or not. But here comes the key: you will do what you have to do anyway, despite the fear, because fear does not decide the outcome.
Let me explain this. What happens next is not up to you, and it doesn’t depend on your fear either. The result depends on no one and nothing, and will unfold with or without your fear. It will happen anyway.
And remember this: in every possibility that unfolds, you will be accompanied by God. This changes everything, because then you know that, whatever happens, you will continue to strive, to move forward, to face what comes. Your fear does not depend on your effort or your discomfort; it depends only on the feeling itself, on the very sensation of continuing to feel afraid.
The Staircase of Fear
Here’s an example. Imagine that you are on crutches and are told that you must go down a very long staircase—so long that it would take you an entire day to reach the bottom. Of course, you would feel afraid, almost certain that somewhere along the way you would probably fall.
But if someone told you that it was impossible for you to fall, would you dare to go down? Then you would realize that the worst that could happen is discomfort or exhaustion. And if you rest from time to time, it wouldn’t be impossible, would it?
Now imagine that halfway down the stairs, you believe you are going to fall anyway because you’re already exhausted. What if someone then told you that even if you did fall, nothing bad would happen to you? Then you wouldn’t be afraid either.
Now imagine that you fall, and right in the middle of the fall, while you’re still in the air, someone tells you: “It will hurt, but you won’t die—and you’ll recover in two weeks.” Maybe it wouldn’t feel so terrible in that moment, would it? Do you see how different everything feels?
Trust in Life
This is much the same. Life doesn’t need to tell you everything from the beginning. You will discover it as it unfolds, with the quiet certainty that, whatever happens, it won’t be as terrible as your mind imagined. But you can only experience and accept this while it’s happening—when you’re exhausted, or when you’re falling—not at the beginning of the staircase. Do you see?
Nothing is explained to you at the start, because it would make no sense. You are at the beginning of an experience that unfolds in stages or phases. Don’t try to know everything from the start. It should be enough to trust that, when the time comes, it won’t be as bad as you feared.
Why? Because Life will be holding you. Because you will be guided by God if you allow it. And don’t misunderstand me: danger is real, but fear is optional. Can you see it?
What if everything goes wrong?
You must know one more thing. Even when the outcome seems unfavorable, it will never be greater than your own existence. The result unfolds within your life, and it is you who gives it space. A damage greater than yourself would destroy you —and if you are still here, it means you have already endured it. Everything else will always be smaller than your Being, and you will be able to hold it. I’m not speaking only of physical pain, but of any experience or consequence you believe could torment you. If you are still alive, it is because you have already overcome it —Life has held you once more.
Anchor Yourself in the Present
Understand this: every stage of your path will unfold in the present. Therefore, what you must do is anchor yourself in the present, feeling God.
There’s one thing you must understand to see how fear truly works: fear and the present cannot exist together.
It seems obvious, yet it’s difficult to separate them. Fear feeds on the future—on what might happen, on what the consequences might be—and none of that exists in the present. Do you see it? You can confirm this if you are able to connect with your Being and feel that, right now, everything is fine.
Faith will help you through all of this, for it will give you the strength to take the step your soul longs to take. And you must know that as soon as you leave that meditative state, fear will draw near again—because that is its nature, to follow you. But by then, you will already sense that you can go on living despite it. Feeling fear doesn’t matter, because it doesn’t change the outcome. It is simply a discomfort along your path—an emotion you know is still there, but that doesn’t need to take control of anything.
The Wolf on the Horizon
Deciding to act without fear doesn’t mean not feeling it. It simply means choosing to live without letting it condition you. I personify fear as a wolf—a wolf you will always see on the horizon, waiting for you to reach it, but never daring to come closer to attack. What’s illuminating is that it cannot attack you, because it can never touch you in the present. It’s only a silhouette meant to frighten you when you imagine the future, when you think of reaching that point.
You might say, “But how can it be in the future if I’m feeling it now?”
That’s why I explained that this understanding comes only through deep introspection. You will be able to see fear’s silhouette once you can also see the silhouettes of your other emotions. Fear will be one of them—but there will be many more, and the most beautiful ones you will experience in the present: calm, peace, and love.
Here lies the key: you don’t have to give up fear. You don’t have to eradicate it, hide it, or forget it. You simply need to be able to see it, to observe it, so you can act knowing that it’s there, and feel how it tries to draw near to the present without ever succeeding.
Loving Without the Fear of Suffering
You must be clear about one thing: between you and the silhouette of the wolf—far ahead of you—there is a long path you must walk with God. And what if, along that path, He told you: “It won’t be as bad as you think”? What if you knew that you wouldn’t fall—or that if you did, you would recover quickly? Do you see the similarity?
Love no longer needs to counteract fear, because you no longer fear suffering. Now you know that Love will inevitably accompany you through whatever pain may arise. But with that Love, the pain will no longer feel so great. Do you see? It’s a wonderful, virtuous circle.
Choose to Live Without Fear
I have decided to live without fear. I have learned to recognize it when it tries to remain beside me. But I know that the wolf does not control events—and it will never come as close as my faith in Life and in God. This is not a matter of belief; it’s simply that fear lives on a plane of existence that will never arrive.
In a previous entry, I told you that fear now remains at the shores of your still waters of peace, and that you will only perceive it again in the most important and sensitive areas of your life—those that you still need to resolve.
In my case, those areas involved my daughters. I traveled to their state and, there, when I saw them again, I knew that I had to tell them a painful truth in order to move forward without fear of the consequences—because a Truth, God Himself, accompanies me on my path through every possibility.
If you have learned to accept all possibilities, then you will now understand that fear can only watch you—torment you only if you allow it to manipulate you—for in truth, it controls none of the possibilities. One of those many possibilities will become your lived experience, and you will walk through it, accompanied by God.
Fear, Your Eternal Witness
Fear will remain only a witness, unable to come closer. The wolf will remain the constant figure on the horizon—beyond the present—trying to experience reality through your mind, yet never able to reach your heart, which lives in the eternal present.
