Balance Point Day Spa in Santa Clarita. Serving Sand Canyon, Valencia & SCV with Massage, Facials, Hypnotherapy & More.
FACE
YOUR FEARS
If we are honest, most of us could list numerous areas of life that we sidestep due to unchallenged fear. Think of the conversations you don’t have, the people you don’t let yourself meet, the business or life decisions you make designed to avoid fear. Perhaps it is even something as simple as the opinion you don't express.
At one time in life everything we had to learn was scary and hard—but we were determined to do it: learning to walk, learning to ride a bike, leaving mom and going to school. As we grow older we forget that fear is natural when we are learning new things and taking risks. We've mastered so many tasks that we become uncomfortable learning new things and looking foolish trying something new. We forget that when we need to make a change or learn a new skill there is only so much preplanning and preparation that we can do and then there is a point where we just have to do it.
I have this memory of being a child in swimming lessons. I don’t remember how old I was, but I was small. I remember a group of us standing in line with inner tubes around our waists and jumping into the deep end of the pool and then swimming to the side of the pool. We did this several times and then the swimming instructor took off our inner tubes and told us to jump into the pool without them. I remember standing in line scared and thinking—“Is she crazy? I can’t do that!” Then as I watched child after child in front of me jump in and swim to the side, I thought, “Great I’m going to be the only one who sinks. I can’t do it!” It was my turn to jump and I stood at the edge of the pool and froze. The instructor yelled, “Jump!” I jumped and sank deep into the pool—inhaling half the pool as I went deeper and deeper down. Then I remember that I was supposed to kick up and I soon was back on the surface swimming toward the side. I got out of the pool and back in line and the second time was easier to jump and soon after several jumps in the pool, I was having fun!
We think that fear is something we need to eliminate before we take action. Unfortunately, it works the opposite way. Just like learning to jump in the pool, with any new thing, we have to take action to get over fear. I highly recommend the book by Susan Jeffers called Feel the Fear And Do It Anyway. Jeffers says, “FEAR IS SIMPLY A FACT OF LIFE RATHER THAN A BARRIER TO SUCCESS.”
So what is the pool you need to jump into? Accept the fact that new area
of your life is going to bring up fear—and then take a deep breath
and jump! Take action and allow yourself to feel the joy in taking action
in spite of fear.
WMW GROUP offices: 1-800-214-5768
2425 Mission Street, #6A, San Marino, CA 91108 ** 18285 Soledad Canyon
Rd. Santa Clarita, CA 91387
Balance Point Day Spa in Santa Clarita offers you high quality, holistic treatments and products which will enhance your life and make you feel better on many levels: in mind, body, and spirit. We emphasize treatments that are natural and which promote overall wellness and well-being. Our services include custom massage, body, and facial treatments, a far-infrared sauna, paraffin treatments, waxing, hypnotherapy, and classes. We only offer products that are natural and holistic. Our therapists and estheticians are highly trained, work with your energy, and focus completely on you. We love providing experiences that enhance the lives of our clients, and by doing this, our lives are enriched as well. We believe in participating in and giving back to our community. We encourage volunteerism, and a portion of our profits are donated to organizations within the Santa Clarita community. Balance Point gladly serves Canyon Country, Sand Canyon, Saugus, Valencia & Stevenson Ranch with Day Spa services. |
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