Two Perspectives-Moving from Fear to Compassion
Two Perspectives on moving from fear to compassion Two perspectives’ is a monthly column with two different perspectives from two different continents, genders and cultures on the same topic viz. Janet Smith Warfield (based in Florida, USA) and Dr Amit Nagpal (based in New Delhi, India). Janet Smith Warfield's Perspective Free Yourself From Fear Forever-A video by Janet Smith Warfield As I walked into the personal growth workshop, the facilitators asked me what I hoped to gain from the weekend. I knew that answer. I desperately wanted to release my fear. I was afraid of what other people might think, what other people might do, conflict, losing relationships, being different, making a fool of myself. I had been betrayed many times. I was afraid to trust. Most of all, I was afraid of my fear. As the workshop began, the facilitators asked us to make four commitments: don’t chew gum, don’t interrupt, be on time, and do whatever we were told. I ...