My 91-year-old mother gave us all a scare last week. She’s doing better but oh so frail.

I hopped on a plane to be with her. Finally seeing her brought such sweet relief. I fear that she will someday pass, and I won’t be with her. Of course, it is nothing I can control, but there you have it.

I have experienced that sense before, especially when my kids were young, and I didn’t know where they were. Maybe they missed curfew or took up with an unsavory character. When they finally arrived home safely, I would be so very relieved. Angry but mostly relieved.

Fears are like that. We carry them just below the surface, waiting to show themselves when something or someone you care about is in danger. I always thought I was handling them so well until the sense of relief showed me how much angst I really felt.

These circumstances are the exception, though.

Many of my clients carry their fears into daily life, allowing them to dictate which course they take to remain safe. Safety is good, except when it is a barrier to courage.

Ask yourself what guiding factors dictate your path, obvious or just below the surface. It’s amazing how often the safety issues are from when we were children, and we’ve yet to realize that we have so much more control as adults.

Hypnotherapy is a powerful and effective way to examine your motivations and limitations for moving forward. Understanding yourself better and creating an empowering future can be so freeing.

Please schedule a discovery call if you’d like to know more about how this works. Let’s see if you can find some sweet relief.

Mary