The FEAR contract.

“No, no, NO, you can’t be without fear!” says the mind.

“It will keep you safe!”

“I will keep you safe!”

It makes sense.

That extra layer of awareness.

Like mental CCTV.

So you eagerly agree and comply.

You enter into an invisible agreement.

And this is the deal:

As long as you believe your thoughts, the mind promises to look out for you.

You start listening, and watching.

You become vigilant.

And you begin to avoid things.

The mind keeps you on your toes, day in, day out.

Just to help you stay away from danger, of course.

It’s for your own good!

Scanning, searching, predicting.

Worrying, hiding, focusing.

And what happens?

Feeling unsafe becomes your status quo.

Now you’ve learned to fear the fear.

Stop it.

And if the mind says ‘you can’t!’, well: fuck that.

The mind IS the fear.

Stop it now.

Break the fucking contract.

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