Stop avoiding what you fear and practice existential courage
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- It's never good to be reckless, but when you have become so cautious that your life has become constricted and diminished it's time to practice existential courage.
I love what you said, “life is a game, not a challenge.”
But isn't a game a challenge as well?
@@jillballantyne1870 Let me re-comment, to avoid misunderstandings.
@@kristymoore7052 But isn't a game a challenge as well?
But wait. Before you get too excited, it's a game to see who can lie, cheat, steal, manipulate and betray the most. Have fun!
This hit me too ❤
NICE TO HEAR FROM AN OLDER PERSON INSTEAD OF A 20 YEAR OLD
Amen
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I don’t think it makes a difference since we’re all fellow humans :) but as long as it makes you happy!
@@morningglory.213 there’s a reason that many cultures revere their elders for wisdom and perspective. Elders hold stories of time that young people can’t. There is definitely a difference.
@@thrift.afterdarkIt really doesn't make a difference since people of all ages are exposed to life and different circumstances. We can learn from people of all ages.
The fears we don’t face become our limitations
@@internet_user1131 Well said.
You just gave me a huge realization
This resonates with me. I will now break through these fear limits and step into myself. Thank you too and thank you Emmy. ♥
@@internet_user1131 so what then?
That was said in Jonathan Livingston Seagull in the 1970s.
remember, friends: the purpose isn't to 'win' in this thing called life. It is to experience it all, as deeply as you can. The joys, the pleasures, the sadnesses, and the pains. Drink deep of it all, and know that no matter how it ends, or where you ultimately wind up, you alone have had your experience. No one can ever be you. Find someone to share that unique experience with, and hear their own, and make it through this life together for as long as you can. Love completely; none of us are getting out alive, but that shouldn't frighten you. It unites us in empathy and understanding. Live well, everyone.
@@Quantum8eats thanks for adding these wise words!
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I hope you have a really beautiful life ❤
Beautiful. Taste every flavor, drink every drop. You are the ocean, not the waves. We are all, right now, the universe experiencing itself. We are very very lucky indeed.
@@funhousemirror Yes 100% :):)
I love the sound of the dog breathing in the background on the warm day :)
He’s excited for her to stop filming so he can get head pats
I THOUGH THE SAME!!! "is that a... dog breathing??? is he filming her?" 😂😂❤❤
@@yaracyta he filmed her 😂
I wanted to see the dog! That would be the perfect conclusion to the message lol 😭
Hello Mr Puppers ❤
How is it that what is happening in my head is suddenly being picked up by UA-cam algorithm? It’s beginning to seem downright spooky. Thank you for the encouragement to work through fears rather than avoiding them.
@@SeaBreeze2247 Courage, friend.
Everything is energy (vibrations), also your thoughts. And you attract what you vibrate to. So if you think about something, you can attract it. It’s called manifesting 😊
Edward Snowden did mention about spying thought s
EMFs
You are experiencing synchronicity. Your higher self is giving you a nudge in the right direction. Try relying on these "nudges" and see where it leads you
If you ever listen to anything while reading comments, let it be this - go to borlest and read the book whispers of manifestation, then come back and thank me
In order to know courage, once must experience fear.
To realize you have no courage
@@jarodlenold538 when you face your fear, thats proof you have courage. in the vid she said its "practicing your courage".. then you realise that you can get back up because you can choose to face your fear... existential courage.
True. Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage empowers us to act despite our fear.
As a 30+ I can confirm that this is important and true. I wish I knew sooner in life. I hardly left the house at some point in my life due to anxiety and fears. Courage is a virtue and it's like a muscle. Build it and over time all that you might need to carry or battle will feel less and less threatening. But you need to go through it. My mottos: "I cried, but did the thing anyway" and "Sometime's fear does not subside and you must do it afraid".
@@tanern1191 a muscle that needs exercise!
@@tanern1191 i know this is the way but its.....really eating me alive i might just be a coward
"you have made it through 100% of your bad days":
@@user-xs6du2vz4c Though sometimes with great difficulty. So you have proven your courage already.
oh your comment is kind of reassuring! That am not alone! Am 34 and I feel ashamed to say that I chose comfort(a boring unchallenging job as admin/data entry) over the chance to travel the world and get into banking & pursue masters in france. I had the perfect internship with Lloyds bank in 2013 but was too scared to even reply! I sometimes wonder what I could've been. We need to learn to forgive ourselves and move on from the past. It's a challenge but am glad am working on it
Why do I think the dog directed this video 😭
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It was the cameraman 😂😂😂
I’m dead at this 😂
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Very beautiful person and so kind human being
Great UA-cam name! 😊
Mordaunt
We're so lucky to have her.
I’m having an existential crisis just being alive. Some people are safe in a nice peaceful breezy meadow while others are getting bombed starved and torn apart. Perplexing.
It is an existential crisis just staying alive, but do find a green meadow in your life, at some point. I strongly recommend it. The violence in the world is utterly perplexing and we have to keep our heads clear.
Und die, die auf der Insel der Glücklichen leben, geben den Verunglückten Ratschläge - anstatt demütig und dankbar zu sein für das eigene Glück.
@@moped975Es geht auch beides gleichzeitig
@@bae2308 Es geht um die Hybris der Machbarkeit des eigenen Glücks.
Jemand, der "intakt" ist, kann sich kein Bein abhacken, um zu erfahren, wie es ist, als Einbeiniger geboren zu sein: Dann "läuft" es halt nicht so...
@@moped975 It’s important to retrieve good advice from moments of clarity, as a reminder for times of darkness. It’s like making hay whilst the sun shines.
As someone who has been stuck in a cycle of paralysing fear and anxiety. It is not easy to come out of, but it is so freeing everytime I get a little win of facing them gently. Anyone going through it. Take your time, and allow the emotions to flow and don’t stop them
Well said!✨🌷
@@Coreself8 thanks
Thanks for sharing!
The wisdom of the elders! We need more people who have lived life sharing their wisdom and experience. This is the true wealth of life.
That is very true!
I had a friend as a youngster and he had a saying “meet every resistance in the physical, not in your mind. Say yes to life”
That guy is a millionaire now and a top fashion designer. He’s also into architecture, music management etc. Nigerian guy
"Meet every resistance in the physical, not in your mind." 🎯
I don’t understand completely what this phrase means. What is another way to say it?
Don't suffer in imagination. Face it and it won't be so bad. @@chasfredricks
@@chasfredricks telling yourself [mental] you can't do it without the physical proof. Or predict[mental] you won't be successful when it hasn't happened. something like that.
@@pamperedgurl I still don’t get it. But thanks for trying
the moment i realized that life isn't as serious as i thought it would be, is the moment i was free. death is inevitable, but what is important is we are living today.
I see an elder giving real advice, I click, and I listen ♥️
Well said. Reminds me of what Bruce Lee said about being water.
“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” ~Bruce Lee
@@Chaotic_Order very good 👍 thanks for adding this!
I have always wanted to know the meaning behind this quote. Isn't this going to make me a people pleaser? What's the thin line between people pleasing and doing what he means?
@@its553a.m9 It basically means that you shouldn't trap yourself in limiting mindsets. Nothing to do with people pleasing.
@@its553a.m9be adaptable and willing to change and even compromise. Not people please necessarily. For example say someone is disagreeing with you; don't stop listening to them and start yelling or insisting you're right or anything. Instead, hear them out, try to compromise, but don't just let go of your views or anything. And if they start being aggressive with you, then back out of the situation instead of fighting if possible. Basically, don't be an obstacle, just go with the flow, is what it means to me.
Ah, you read my mind.
the term “existential courage” is what drew me into this video. Most of my all-consuming fears lately have been existential ones. They eat at me mind, body, and spirit. The more I try to run from the feeling, the more it’s control over me grows, the stronger the fear becomes. I’ve finally decided that I am strong enough to face this and this dark time won’t last forever. And we are stronger than even our deepest fears. I have hope again that I will grow and change for the better through this experience. I choose to be expansive like you said, remain open and trusting, and to open my heart once again to life and my existence in it. Thank you for this beautiful message. ❤️ I will remind myself daily to have existential courage.
@@isabellebeasley8226 if you are firmly on the side of life, life will support and heal you.
Well said
I feel I have to say that I love you for sharing this. In our hearts there is strength, in our minds there is thoughts, in our hearts we have strength. When looked at from this angle we see we have strength to live or to die. The mind will say what it will, but the heart will love on still.
Feel the fear and do it anyway! That is something I always tell myself, especially if I have to do something I might be anxious about. Often after you've faced whatever it is you were afraid of, you wonder why you were so fearful in the first place!
It’s too hard for me
@@SparklingGlitterCookie If you tell yourself you “can’t” that just means you won’t.
Honest question, Does it feel like maybe its becuause you dont want to do it and its your body and minds way of saying there is better things to do or you shouldn't do it?
I get anxious, and that question runs through me everytime.
@@ithought_so6438Maybe try asking yourself, if you could be completely not afraid of this thing, is it something you would want to do then? If so I think it's worth doing
Sometimes I think we are most afraid of the things we most desire, because we care so much we become afraid to fail / make a mistake. But often the mistakes are such a vital part of learning the thing anyway
My favorite Tumblr post says, "are you afraid? Then do it scared"
HiEmmy I have to say I love your videos, I recently found a book called The 21 Former Doctor Secrets by Rachel Morgan and I want to tell you it helped me so much!
I heard about that book, it was banned before. It was so amazing to read it!
Where did you get it?
omg I know that book
dr. Rachel is really amazing
i'm trying to overcome agoraphobia, it's hard. thanks for these words.
@@98kyan And you will regain your freedom and be at ease.
@@EmmyvanDeurzen my mom had agoraphobia almost her whole mature life. She finally found courage in her senior years to come to visit me.
Love you Mom.
I have it, no car does that. You slowly get used to staying in
A wonderful Australian doctor, a woman named Dr Claire Weekes, wrote many books on gently overcoming agrophobia (and anxiety, ocd, ptsd) which truly saved my life. Her books are still readily available and there is an audio program developed by a man based in New Zealand who suffered the same based on her works, David Johnson, who founded the Freedom From Fear program. I couldn't even take my bins to the curb two years ago and today I drove myself to a 4 mile hike. The books & audio program truly did save my life, please look them up and give them a shot if they resonate.
Yes, I'm unable to drive. I've become agoraphobic over the years as well@@frankjamesbonarrigo7162
I’m a 19 year old with a fear of public speaking and I’m about to give a research presentation in a few days. Your advice is so motivating and your voice is so soothing, it makes me less anxious. Thank you
@@emilyy_li Go Emily!
@@EmmyvanDeurzen Aww, thanks! You replied 😲 This is a sign for me to stay optimistic for my presentation 🤗
@emilyy_li hope it went well! i’m a phd student and im slowly trying to overcome my fear of public speaking, too… one step at a time, w patience in ourselves as we embrace hard things! 👊
@@aliiigxrl1587 aww, it went super well!! I’m so happy everything turned out okay. I didn’t practice until 30 minutes before I was supposed to present to the judges 😵 I regretted it a lot in the moment, but I trusted myself, my knowledge, and all the hours I put into my research poster! I did well and got third place!! 🥹🥰 I feel a little better about presenting now… in the past I would mainly present random school projects that I didn’t care too much about but I’m so passionate about my research and I spent many hours on it so all the words I want to say just flows out ! Luckily the judges also seemed kind and chill so that also made me a little less anxious, felt more like a conversation with the judges about my research
We got this!!! 💗💗💗
I was like you and I can tell you that the more you do it, the less scary it is. At the beginning of uni I would do EVERYTHING in my power to avoid presentations.
But still, I ended up doing a lot of those and after 5 years I realized that I was way more comfortable, making it more enjoyable because I was less anxious.
Hopefully it’d be the same for you!
It is becoming more evident that we have lost the ever inportant role of the village elder. Yours and other videos are such a breath of fresh air. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, dear woman ❤
@@ashs4383 Yeah. That’s right. We need to recycle the lived wisdom into the community.
This couldn't have come at a better time, I have struggled for 4yrs, and need that nudge to push me back to reality. Thank you❤
Watch it every morning for ten days, for your daily nudge and watch yourself changing.
@@EmmyvanDeurzen thank you x
Hello, dear, beautiful lady. 😊 Thank you for your very wise words. 🙏🏼 I know you are correct! - Cynthia
Ditto ❤
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This is some of the best of what the internet has to offer. A kind stranger most of us would never have encountered in the real world passing on wisdom to hundreds of thousands of people and potentially improving countless people's lives.
My gosh ... this is so relevant to me.
My life has actually shut down because of fear and it has shrunk so much.
Its so good to hear from people that have so much experience.
I am changing it all and this video is something I will play consistently
i understand this completely and i’m sorry you experience this feeling🙏🏼 i’m 25 and my life has been shut down for 6 years. i’ve been slowly practicing courage & working on myself as well in order to gain my life back, or to finally start my life i suppose. i’m sending good energy & the best of wishes that your life will only expand from here & that you will find yourself & your happiness again✨ i’m rooting you on!😊💕
I’ll bet you’re a strong, kind person. You deserve good people and things in your life. You can do this!
I found you by accident and I can’t tell you how timely it’s been. I needed to hear your calm voice telling me that message this morning…. thank you ☺️
The algorithm delivered her to you. You didn't find her by accident.
I have recently realized that I have been afflicted by “uptightness” and it has made me feel so inadequate. I want to be free! I want to show my kid how to be fearless and open to life. Lovely video
Home has become a safe haven during these difficult times we are living in. Thank you for this message for it has encouraged me to continue my journey without fear.
What about it is difficult for you? I hardly leave my house since 2020.
A wise reminder for us in the US, who are facing fears previously unknown. Thank you. 💙
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Here's hoping Biden finds the courage to do the right thing and let the future step up.
@@oriel9347like Harris, she’s going to lose, she’s unlikable
@@oriel9347let’s hope we can move forward
@@frankjamesbonarrigo7162 she is also not up to the task
As a 28 years old who lost his job past month and deep in "challenges" and extremely worried, I really, really needed this message. So appreciated. Thank you. ❤
@@user-gu7hs9fz1e Tough times and you are getting yourself together. Keep your eye on what truly matters in life and keep the inner light shining brightly.
I lost my job at the end of last year, applied for a ton of new jobs and thought ‘wow, the job market is really bleak right now’
THEN I found and applied for a job that was better pay and better hours than the one I lost and got it.
I’m not saying the same is going to happen to you, but I hope it does. Life is just silly and random.
@@fusugar thanks for the hope ❤️
@@fusugarNot silly or random: you were astute and brave and won that job.
@@EmmyvanDeurzen that’s kind of you to say. Thank you.
I came from that neuro (spine?) surgeon who chose to live. And now, this.
This is what classic UA-cam was for!
Classic UA-cam ❤
I got recommended this video after my post but clarity, that is what the internet is for.
Me too…
"You have the safety within yourself"
I needed to hear that today. ❤
I have a friend who never got over the one who got away. Consequently he put walls up, was not authentic, pretending he was happy alone. But putting walls up to protect his heart, those walls also kept him in.
This is the best advice I’ve ever heard. One of my uncles recently told me he’d never experienced freedom because he’d lived his entire life controlled by fear. I will think about your words because I don’t want to miss out on what this life has to offer. Thank you!
Actual wisdom. Someone tell the algorithm this is what I would like to see more of. Thanks Emmy!
I would love for that to be possible. But it isn't. Best way is to subscribe to my channel. And you are so very welcome, my friend!
Life is a game, not a challenge. Love that!! Words of wisdom. . . .❤️🙏🏼❤️
I lived this truth last year during a cross-country walk. I realized I was afraid of traffic whizzing by me as I was walking on country highways with little shoulder. I started getting really afraid of the journey, of being hit by a tractor trailer just an arm's length away from me. I wanted to quit a few times...Yet i also had no life to go back to. So no choice but to keep going forward. Pausing as needed to grapple with my fear but then one foot in front of the other, and then the next. After about a month the fear vanished entirely. In fact, I started worrying that I wasn't afraid enough at times, haha. That I might do something stupid as I was feeling so bold. It taught me something really valuable; that how I feel does NOT have to dictate my actions or choices. And even despite having spent my entire life avoiding, avoiding, avoiding, there is always the potential for change and growth.
@@humanelements2 Thanks for your sharing of that experience and your learning from it.
@humanelements2 Fear has ruled my life.. I'm 54.. This comment is encouraging.. that it's possible to feel fear then move past it.. Thanks for sharing..❤
What a beautiful lady through and through. I could listen to her wisdom all day.
Thank you for the encouragement and wise words.
"Treat life as a game. In this game, there are no enemies-only teachers that look like chess pieces." -some guy, probably
Thank you Lord for giving me courage…for giving me compassion…for giving me strength…for giving me beauty🩷♥️💜
Missing wise elders in my life. We need this, thank you ❤❤
Wise words for sure. I cannot disagree with anything she says. However I know that it is much easier to accept this message on an intellectual level than to actually LIVE like this. Confronted with events and especially with the unsettling effects of other human beings and the things that they do it can be quite a struggle to keep ourselves from reacting in negative ways.
I agree. We're all watching the world tell us who they really are, but we're somehow supposed to come away from it thinking people are good? Huh? You're not seeing what you're seeing!
@@doctorberkowitzYes. That’s why I’m learning to enjoy and sustain life with as little other humans as possible.
@@Miss_an100 I'm afraid I'm with you - at least in this phase of culture. My hope is that people will become so disgusted with others' behavior and their own that it will lead to a positive change and the return of some manners, good will, and spiritual depth. In the meantime, I love my dog.
I needed to hear this today!
❤amazing I will “practice courage every day “
I am old i have learnt that seeking validation from others is not good, be kind yes, but do not be a people pleaser or worry too much what others think.Do not be hard on yourself.
You are on this ride for a short time, make the most of it and be the AUTHENTIC you.❤❤
I feel like other people become angry when i am courageous. When I am at my best, I feel others attack without provocation. So I must keep facing these types of people while remaining courageous, rather than trying to hide myself away from their attacks.
Courage and confidence provoke hostility in those who feel threatened by it. Learn to be courage and confident without threatening others. When you are courageous enough to step forward, you are strong enough to do so with care and to stand your ground if others disagree. Not everyone will like you when you come out of hiding. it takes a while to get our voice right.
i’ve become very selective about the company i keep, and i’ve never been happier. in turn i’ve developed a fear of it being ripped away, today i communicated how i feel to someone very close to me, and it wasn’t as well received as i had hoped and it filled me with dread and regret. wishing i hadn’t spoken my mind. this was a good reminder that vulnerability opens you up for rejection. however fearing misery won’t keep it at bay, life ebbs, and flows and i try to remember to take it all in stride. thank you for the reminder of perspective, being open is a gift! and one i shouldn’t regret.
@@morelandseasonings Wise words: fearing misery won’t keep it at bay. We have to deal with the contradictions and conflicts on our path, instead of bemoaning them. This is how we become courageous.
@morelandseasonings resonate with what you say about opening up to another person despite fear. thats bravery!
may i provide another perspective: maybe in this sense when we open up and convey our vulnerability to others. we can maintain a neutral no expectation from them as 'hope and expectation of our perceived response from others' may set us up with being disappointed for starters, a perceived negative response lens within us.
if they resonate gd, if not then its ok. we tried. theres many internal factor or etc at play that we may never know of. that sometimes is better left unsaid. what we dont know may not hurt us sometimes. if we persist on knowing it may not be the answer we want and we hurt the semblance of that relationship in that sense.
we may also, might have to rethink the state of the relationship if the person is not at the same wavelength as you in the long run.
this is just my tiny two cents.
This is like hearing something wise from my grandma. I love the insight that life should be treated like a game and not as a challenge. My anxiety keeps paralyzed and stuck I know it has its purpose but sometimes it just stays with me longer than it should.
I accidentally clicked on this video and looking at the title I know it was meant for me to hear it❤
Exactly the same for me 😭🩷
Amazing words!! hugs from Brazil. From a guy, 41 years old, looking for the sense of living
I love this old alchemical dictum: "In sterquiliniis invenitur." The direct translation is: "In filth it will be found."
In Carl Jung's words it means, "That which you most need will be found where you least want to look." You reminded me of this saying that I struggle to follow everyday.
So klug, so praktikabel, so freundlich rübergebracht. Ich kann nur vielmals Danke sagen. Denn dies ist das Richtige zum richtigen Zeitpunkt genau für mich. Danke.
yes!! facing your fears and the unknown helps you to build resilience and confidence because you show yourself that you can handle more than you thought you could. And in turn this new courage opens you up to incredible new opportunities and relationships!
Thankyou Emmy for your beautiful message ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ sending love, light, healing, abundance, forgiveness, peace, hope, joy and wellbeing to everyone everywhere and our beautiful planet ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Herzlichen Dank. Möge all das ebenso zu dir zurückkehren ❤
Oh, this is so wonderful. I've developed severe death anxiety in the past two months, and have been dealing with existential dread like never before. There are myriad other distressing things going on in my life, and sometimes I just feel so horribly overwhelmed, like I might never shake this. But your words are a little beam of light in these trying times. I trust that things will get better. 🌷💖
Thank you for this reminder ❤ Life can be unfair sometimes but we gotta pick ourselves up.
Constantly
This reminds me of a quote I heard recently, “The things you are doing to protect yourself are preventing you from living.”
it really IS important to push yourself to go outside of your comfort zone. to dare to feel uncomfortable will make you more resilient, and fewer and fewer things will be scary, but instead, exciting or comfortable. it is important to dare to live. to dare is everything
Hello, dear, beautiful lady. ♥️🌹🌿 Thank you for your very wise words. 🙏🏼 I know you are correct! - Cynthia
One of my favorite quotes is from Sir Ernest Shackleton, an explorer who led three dangerous expeditions to the Antarctic in the early 20th century. He said "Optimism is true moral courage". Speaks volumes - it's soooo easy for me to become dissatisfied with my position in life and to feel afraid of taking the next steps. To believe that good things can come your way in the future takes bravery! Negativity is actually the easy, cowardly way out of the difficulties of life.
@@micahsnow346 Negativity is a given. Courage is something you need to learn! Shackleton a glowing example!
This lady is sensational. Great advice.
Thank you that was beautiful. Your intellect, warmth and beautiful heart & soul shines through. With your dog panting in the background was the sound of a happy dog on a walk, I subscribed straight away. I’m on my 5th rescue dog right now and his life of abuse for 6-9yrs before I adopted him, helped me to look after myself better through the gentle training, encouragement and positive reinforcement to help build his confidence and self esteem. But I always believe that my previous dog chooses my next dog, as the dog I need and that the dog needs me, he is the 2nd badly abused dog I have had so I knew I could make a difference in his life for the better. People often focus on the scars on his body and feel sorry for him, but that doesn’t help him because he doesn’t want to live in his past, he is living in the present which is coming to work with me everyday, and having dog beds and sleeping on my bed with me things he’s never had before. I need to nurture myself like that too and encourage myself. Thank you.
@@Sweetlyfe What a wonderful response. How fortunate you are to have learnt so many lessons from your dogs and how fortunate they are to have you to surpass their scars. Nurture, not torture. I may do a clip about that!
Thank you for the love you show your rescues. How beautiful
Thank you for the love you show your rescues. How beautiful
I love that attitude, of having an open gentleness to life. That if things don’t work well, reflect, and then sit back up so that you can try again. It’s refreshing to hear someone say it out loud. We shouldn’t be so hard on ourselves.
Easier said than done. I tend to work hard doing positive things none of which are what I fear it’s an avoidance that feels justified.
Yes, you are right. Sometimes we do have to avoid things we fear, as we fear them for good reason.
Thank you very much for bringing us this wise message in such an articulate way.
It is very motivational, without the all too often exaggerated will power narrative, but from a place of steady heart felt clarity
@@guerillametafysic Thanks for your lovely feedback. That really means a lot to me.
Thank you , the more I do know myself the more I understand the world...
@@Chris-vc1dh Yes, that’s how it works.
There’s something so therapeutic about the dog panting heard while this lovely wise woman speaks. ❤
Das entspricht auch meiner Erfahrung! Danke Dir für das Teilen!
Dankeschon.
You can tell through her voice, advice is really is a part of nostalgia
@@cb5170 Advice is only worth having if it connects the lost past with an as yet unlived but highly desirable future.
After losing my 14 year old son, I am TERRIFIED of EVERYTHING 😢
I am so sorry, I cannot imagine how dreadful that must be. I hope that in time your fear and grief will lessen. Your child would want you to live and be happy, I am sure. Please accept my condolences and best wishes for the future.
This video came at the exact time I needed it. I made a decision a few days ago that I felt in my gut was right but I kept putting it off because I was afraid of the after. I have always been guided by that fear. But last week I felt a shift within me like something has to give I do have control I can create my reality and so I went with the "reckless" decision trusting that everything would be okay, that the decision I'm afraid of can be the right one. I couldn't really express what that made me feel but it felt right. And you just articulated it perfectly. I recognized what you were saying immediately and I really needed to hear this so thank you for your message.
Each moment:
life gets easier and easier.
And better and better!
I love my life.
I adore who I am.
I will no longer be trapped
in a fake prison.
I am setting myself free, NOW!
It hurt, and that's the past.
I now live in the present.
I am the phoenix
rising from the ashes!
@@Miracle-Needed Lovely.
wait but finding this video while I'm trying to cope with generalized anxiety is so.... idk how to call it but i def needed that reminder
Thank you for a good reminder of what the truth is !
as someone who often gets existential, I love your term “existential courage.” it certainly will help me reframe my anxious thoughts into brave ones!
Very wise words.
I agree that 'Being afraid in a state of angst all the time creates our own smaller world but with existential courage'
is wanting to find our own truth in this unexplored, confusing, and unpredictable world is neither reckless just a normal part of everyday life.
'It is courageouss sometimes just to even live'- Seneca
Thank you my friend 💚💙
@@omarthearab81 Wise words indeed. Yes, it is courageous just to live.
hi! as a senior in high school feeling overwhelmed by college applications, thank you for this :)
Thank you for giving an external voice to the small courageous voice inside me that wishes to keep growing
I'm watching this a second time because ASMR dog had my full attention the first time. As someone in the grips of full blown depression and no will to live this content wasn't really for me, but I'm sure it would help many who are open to learning, growing and improving their lives.
Thank you,life in city had become so fearful,also getting older.Blessings ❤️❤️❤️
Getting older yes
Taking this wisdom with me until the end of time thank you so much for impacting so many lives 🙌🏼🙌🏼 god bless you
I needed to hear your wise words today.
Thank you.
Many thanks for your words of wisdom and encouragement. GRATITUDE 🙏
Thank you for your words, immediately relaxed my shoulders. We need more of this. Hugs from Mexico ❤️
Thank you Emmy for this message, I feel like I'm trapped in a box living with people I no longer see as family and I can't get away, for find my own place dar away from these troubles, I'm working hard to save enough to rent an apt next year because I just seem so small and useless to myself lately. I'll keep being brave and live life how I should want!
@@yodoleheehoo90 That’s great. You know what you need to do and have a clear objective. You need your own space, to develop a better way of being.
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous!!!
Beautiful & true comment! ♥️🙏🏼
the algorithm magically brought me to your page and what you said is exactly what I need right now. I have been burnt out and currently on a 2 week break...getting back to the grind of life in the next few days and I'm bringing with me your words of wisdom :)
Your calming voice and wisdom made me wonder about YOUR children
just how fortunate (they) were/are.
It's a long time ago when I had small children! it's hard to always remain calm and wise when you are a young mother with many responsibilities. Much easier to be calm and wise with the grandchildren!
It was an honor to have this video be on my homepage. I dont know if it was a sign or something but im so thankful for your words truly
@@kaitlinb5625 Welcome to my channel.
The dog in the back ground , panting ... Priceless !?
Holy hell! I thought I was losing my mind 😂
😂i was like what is that weird noise?!🐶🐕🦺😆
Beautiful and profound. Thank you for your love and light! It’s true, sometimes you are overprotective of your self and you make your circle or life smaller or more private. I don’t want to be afraid if I see my ex again for an example. It was a fear and I won’t let me fear restrict me and I want and will be free! I’ve been hiding, but I will show my light. Thank you beautiful lady. I found you for a reason and thank you for the strength.
@@butterflygoddess2436 Great stuff! Go for it butterflygoddess.
The only way around it is through it. I am a very anxious person and 2 years ago i started facing my fears and i got so much more confident. I cant fear everything all my life. Everytime i stood face to face with fear it got smaller. And other fears get more managable as well because i made myself sure that i will be okay. I am more trusting towards myself now. It is not an easy task though and taking small steps is important. Facing fears causes a lot of stress still and takes tons of energy but the reward is much Higher
As a 36 year old man who's been going through a mental health crisis based around "existential OCD" (also called philosophical OCD sometimes) since early 2022, this video was invaluable to me and I'm sure I will come back to watch it many more times in the future as I continue to try to regain my footing and to find my true self again. Thank you Emmy ❤️
@@JMoose be true to yourself and you can’t go far wrong.
Thank you, definitely practicing. Wonderful words of encouragement 💚
Thank you for this!!!!
I started school all over today. After getting a bachelors in something I’m not passionate about at 22, i decided to go back to school. I’m 25. I’m terrified. I was terrified this morning at school until I saw an older lady in line with me to get student IDs. I thought she was in her late 40s but after speaking with her - come to find out - she was in her 70s! Getting her 3rd degree. She seemed nervous but after our talk we were both more calm. We are all in this together. No matter what age.
Good for you.
I've been dealing with health/physical anxiety for +50 days, i feel like i'm dying everyday, pains that scare me although i'm actually healthy. I've been afraid of living my life because even hearing or reading or even thinking a little bit about death scares me a lot, though i've been taught that's the only thing is sure in our lives, it'll eventually reach us, but silly me refuses the idea of living just once, i know, i'm being dumb or silly here.
I really needed to watch this. It's really appreciated
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I am 63 and loved listening to what you said because this is exactly what I experienced in my life. When I was younger I wasted a lot of time with fears and trying to fight them. I then learned to live with them because they are part of me but I also learned not to let them take control of my life. Thanks for these wise words. I am sure they will help a lot young people who are lost in todays complicated life.