"If you are in bad times, realize the wave will go back up. If you are in good times, realize the wave will go back down. But most importantly, realize that you are not and never were the wave; you are the Ocean". - Fred Dodson, Live Course January 2012
Death is your ally. There is nothing morbid about saying that. Realizing that you could die any time and those close to you could die anytime deepens your sense of appreciation for life. Society is in denial about death because they are afraid of it. But you are spirit and there is a personal afterlife (according to Near-Death-Research, Numerous Afterlife Reports, according to Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and countless other studies that have spanned thousands of years, according to numerous out-of-body reports). Research into Levels of Energy shows that most of the afterlife scenarios are positive, that earth is in fact one of the "lower regions" of the overall Multiverse. So for many of you, it can only get better after death.
Have you ever thought about how life is too short to travel and visit all the fascinating places there are? In my experience, it's even more so in afterlife, astral and spiritual realms. Those realms are so vast and diverse you couldnt see them all in a Trillion years. The ones described in Lives of the Soul and my works on Astral-Travel are only minute fractions of what else is out there. New realms of exploration lie just beyond the familiar.
When you lose the exaggerated fear of death, your Courage to live and pro-actively move forward will awaken and you will begin feeling more alive. For example, if you are afraid to skin your knees while playing soccer, you won't be playing soccer and thus will not enjoy its many benefits which include socializing, team-work, goal-achievement, sun, fun, inspiration, nature and playful competitiveness. Many people behave very much like the child or the childs mother that want to avoid him getting hurt at all costs...including the cost of aliveness. So they say "Its better not to go out and play at all but to stay safe at home in your comfort-zone". But in a safe environment that is always positive and harmonious, nobody will grow, thrive or learn. That is not to suggest that one should play recklessly or violently. Violence is a pathological version of Sports. Someday in the distant future all Wars will be fought on sports fields.
All fears can be traced back to the fear of death. Once you overcome that big fear all the lesser fears start fading away. How can you start overcoming some the fear of death? By considering death, putting some thought into it, reading about it, or remembering your actual self and overall context beyond the immediate body-mind environment.
