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Take Your Best Shot

November 16th, 2009 by Erin Pavlina

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

Time and again I’ve noticed that when I play it safe, very little changes. I make no progress towards my goals, and if that goes on too long I even start to feel stuck. The river of your life is a constantly moving entity, pulling and tugging at you, trying to get you to your destination. Your destination is whatever goal you’ve currently filed with the Universe. If you don’t like your destination, submit a “change of destination” form. But don’t sit in your boat in the river and resist the current. It wastes time and energy.

Often we know what our next move is but we’re simply too afraid to take it. Sometimes courage is required. Sometimes you have to be daring. Sometimes you just have to say, “What the hell… I’m doing it!” and deal with the consequences. You don’t have to run off half-cocked though. You can take a moment to aim. But don’t take too long. It’s better to take a shot at something and fail then never to try at all. In my own life, I’ve definitely seen that when I take risks they always pay off. Not necessarily the way I thought they would, but if I fail I get a learning experience. Don’t be afraid to fail, otherwise you’re saying you’re afraid to learn.

Imagine if you went to the shooting range for the first time. You hold the gun tentatively in your hand, lift it to eye level, use the site to take aim at your target and fire a shot. What’s the likelihood you’ll hit a bullseye on your first shot? Probably pretty small. What if you keep shooting? Will you get better? Of course. What if you get instruction from someone who already knows how to shoot? You’ll do even better when you take your own shot. What if you learn all you can about shooting and you practice and practice? Eventually you will hit that bullseye. Eventually you will accomplish your goal and get where you want to go.

Last week I decided to do something I’ve always been a little afraid to do. I wanted to face the fear head-on and see what happened. What I did last week actually illustrates the point I made above in a pretty literal way. I went to the gun range with a friend who taught me how to shoot a hand gun. I know, I know… what is Erin the spiritual guru doing with a gun? That’s pretty far from “Spiritual Wisdom for Conscious People” right? Nah. I’ve always been interested in self-defense, disaster preparation, and protecting myself and my loved ones. Two decades ago I had a boyfriend who taught me how to shoot a rifle, use nunchucks and throwing stars, and how to shoot a bow. I’ve always been fascinated, but responsible. I filmed my trip to the gun range; you can watch it below.

(Note: First video I’m posting to YouTube. Be kind; I’ll get better over time. Please subscribe to my channel for future video updates if you’re a YouTube member: www.youtube.com/erinpavlinadotcom)

I challenge you to take aim at a goal you’ve been putting off and take your best shot. Nothing is gained by procrastination. Go out and fail a little, try a little, improve a little. Keep shooting. Keep learning. Don’t stop until you reach your goal!

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How To Stop Fearing Death

November 9th, 2009 by Erin Pavlina

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They say people’s two biggest fears in life are death and public speaking. It’s only natural to fear the unknown. But you don’t have to fear death if you don’t want to. Fearing death is a choice. If you haven’t experienced it yet, why assume it’s going to be something horrible?

In reality, it’s your belief about death that causes you to fear it. Do you fear death because you believe it will be the end of you, your essence, and you don’t want to end? Do you fear death because you’ve been taught that God will judge you and you may not fare so well? Are you afraid you’re going to go to Hell? Do you fear you’re going to be floating like a cloud for eternity? Are you concerned that you might be “alive” in your body in your coffin forever? Do you fear death because you don’t want to meet up with abusive parents on the other side?

We fear death because we don’t know what’s going to happen when we die and therefore we don’t know if we should be afraid or look forward to it.

What evidence do we have about the existence of the afterlife? There are books that include accounts of people who have had near-death experiences, where they died, had an experience, and came back to tell of it. Some would say they weren’t really dead if they were able to come back, so their accounts aren’t real and were probably hallucinations. There are books that contain accounts of those who remember their past lives, suggesting there is a life, then an afterlife, then more lives. There are those who have had out of body experiences and know that their soul can live without their body. And of course there are mediums who communicate with those on the other side; if the dead weren’t there, how could mediums communicate with them?

Some say near death experiences, past lives, out of body experiences, and communication with deceased relatives are hogwash. These people have probably never experienced any of them, because I can tell you that people who have experienced them tend to have no doubts that our consciousness survives death.

What if death was something wonderful though? What if when you die you go to a loving, peaceful place? What if you’re reunited with loved ones you’ve been missing terribly? What if death releases you from pain and misery and puts you back together again, whole?

Since most people have not had a personal experience that convinces them of the existence of an afterlife, they have no choice but to bring their dominant belief about death to the table. What is your belief? And do you realize that with no personal experience, you’re adopting a belief for which you have no evidence? And if you have no evidence for it, then your belief is based on speculation. Why speculate that something terrible happens after death instead of speculating that something wonderful happens after death? Since you have an absence of evidence either way, why choose something that scares you? How does that empower you?

All of your beliefs in life should empower you. If you lack evidence for a belief, adopt one that empowers you instead of one that scares you.

If you want to stop fearing death, first get clarity on what you believes happens when we die. Then ask yourself if you have evidence to support that belief. If not, ask yourself if there is a more empowering belief you could adopt that, if it were true, would cause you to stop fearing death. Then adopt that belief.

I personally don’t fear death at all. I’ve had out of body experiences that show me that my body is just a shell that houses my soul. I’ve communicated countless times with deceased people on the other side when I do intuitive readings for my clients, making connections with people I can’t possibly know existed. I have memories of past lives. And lastly, I have memories of my time between lives which I believe to be accurate. Have I physically died in this incarnation yet? No. But I don’t fear death because my personal evidence strongly suggests to me that death is nothing to fear and that we do go on with our consciousness intact.

I don’t fear death, which makes living a lot easier too. When you aren’t afraid to die, you find you aren’t afraid to really live, because in the end, nothing can truly harm you, not even death.

Lose your fear of death today. Adopt a new, more empowering belief about death, and then join Toastmasters to get over your fear of public speaking.