Amicationtoday: don't be afraid!

Monday, January 7, 2019

Do not be afraid!

Christmas. As always, there is a lot going on. This year I am accompanying my mother to the Christmas service. "Come you shepherds" is sung at the beginning. At the end of the stanza: "Do not be afraid!" It is children’s service, short sermon. about exactly this non-fear. What the pastor says is my thing and I let the sentence vibrate in me.

With all the unpleasant things in the world, terrible to creepy, which triggers fear, depri, paralysis: climate change, Dieselgate, Syria, nuclear goods, cancer, political disaster and and and , Trouble, run over cat, broken car and and and. With all these nasty and pulling down and finishing things. No light at the end of the horror tunnel, no courageous blow through the Gordian world node, no magic medicine that really helps. With all the dark around us – there is an astonishing nonetheless, comes as a question: "Why so scary?"

Yes, indeed, that’s all to be feared. But. Big but. Comes from the microcosm, from just one person, not from the great world salvation. From me: "Dear fear demons, I won’t let you spoil my mood. You make your creep. I enjoy life. It’s nice here and I feel good. The vitality is not waning because of you. I am a child of this planet, strong, beautiful and brave. That wants to be celebrated and I celebrate my life. And out of my strength I also look around for you demons."

So: I’m not afraid. I see the terrified shepherds in front of me, they go back and have a very bad feeling. But these beings in front of them, this alien, calm them down, are friendly, take care of themselves. "All right", they say. "Do not be afraid."

Such a speech can also be arrogant and cocky and not take the worry and unrest seriously. That’s not how I see it here. I think it’s great that with all the horror someone comes and lovingly consoles and gives strength. "No Reason to panic."

The reason, of course, is that, as always, I am my own master. I belong to nobody else. And I can love myself the way I am. I ultimately decide what to think of all the big world theater and all the small world theater. Do I want to be pulled down? From whom? From climate change, diesel gates and co? Money worries, partners go and co? No I do not want to. I won’t let the short 100 years I live here spoil me. I want to live, love to live. And I occasionally or more often or always want to include the scary things. Where I can do it well and where it suits me and where I don’t overwhelm myself and where I’m good at it and where it fulfills me Everyone in their own way, of course. What do i do? I spend my lifetime fighting educational aggression, educational traumatization.

Inquiry the other day: Whether I’m going to the Christmas lights in the Hambacher Forest on New Years Eve. I canceled. Had other plans, I can’t do everything. I’m doing something, but only where I want it, dear demon fighters. Even you good guys have no grip on me, nor am I afraid of you and your noses. Not in front of evil spirits and not in front of good people .

And it’s okay if you’re scared. There is no obligation not to fear. Whoever is afraid is afraid. There are enough reasons. I’m not over it. I take it in my arms when it is going well and I can do it. And it can happen that I get one "Do not be afraid" over rich. Gentle, kind, loving. Like the angels.

Amicationtoday: don’t be afraid!

Monday, January 7, 2019

Do not be afraid!

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