Episode Details
Back to EpisodesFeeling Fear, Choosing Love
Description
In this Soul Snack, Gary Zukav explores what it means to forgive yourself for stepping out of your power, and why the frightened part of your personality shows no mercy until you choose to challenge it. He introduces this through the lens of the new consciousness now transforming the human species, and the choice available in every moment between gratitude, patience, and contentment, or anger, worry, and despair.
Gary illustrates this choice with a story from his years living in Mount Shasta, where driving through a sudden blizzard on the way to the airport made it feel as though the entire world had disappeared into snow, until he drove just a few miles further and emerged into clear sunlight. He connects this to what happens when a frightened part of the personality takes over: it can feel as though the whole world is buried, even when that isn't true.
The solution he offers is simple: in that moment, remind yourself of what you're grateful for, what you can learn, and the other parts of your personality that are available to you, calling back to a Buddhist teaching that the far shore of suffering is reached with nothing more than a turn of the head
What You’ll Discover in This Episode
(00:02) — The new consciousness transforming the human species, and the choice available in every moment between gratitude, patience, and contentment, or anger, worry, and despair.
(00:43) — Self-forgiveness is explored as a choice, since the frightened part of the personality will not forgive on its own.
(01:28) — A story from Mount Shasta shows how driving through a sudden blizzard can make the whole world feel buried in snow, until a few more miles bring clear skies.
(02:36) — Being in a frightened part of the personality is compared directly to being caught in that blizzard, with gratitude offered as a way through it.
Embrace the Soul Step Challenge
Think of a recent moment when you were brutally judging, blaming, or criticizing yourself. Pause and ask yourself: which part of your personality was doing the judging, and what would it look like to remind yourself, in that same moment, of what you're grateful for and what other parts of you are available to you instead?
Let’s Connect: