-HOW YOU DOING? -WHOA! HERE WE ARE. QUARANTINE.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M TRAUMATIZED, MISS O. LOOK, THEY'RE GONE.
OH, HEY.
WELL, MORE TRAUMATIZING FOR YOU, 'CAUSE YOUR NAILS WERE...
-THAT WAS ME, YOU KNOW. -...IS PART OF THE THING.
FOR YOU, IT'S THE HAIR, FOR ME, IT'S THE NAILS.
THEY ARE GONE.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO COME BACK TO YOUR OWN NAILS?
-I'M TRAUMATIZED. [ LAUGHS ] -[ LAUGHS ]
I WAS WALKING AROUND THEY WERE LOOKING LIKE JURASSIC PARK.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
WHO ARE YOU? WHAT IS THIS?
DO YOU WANT TO LOOK LIKE THIS? TAKE THAT OFF.
AND THEN I COULDN'T EVEN FIND THE NAIL CLIPPER.
I HAD TO GO DOWN INTO THE BASEMENT.
DID YOU LET STEDMAN OUT OF THE GUEST HOUSE?
-HE'S OUT, HONEY. -OKAY.
EXCEPT HE HAD THE NERVE TO SAY TO ME THE OTHER DAY,
IYANLA, "OTHER PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE."
OTHER PEOPLE? I SOUNDED LIKE HIS MAMA.
OTHER PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE. OTHER PEOPLE?
OTHER PEOPLE AIN'T COMING IN HERE.
BUT I WANTED TO CALL YOU, BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE
IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE --
[ LAUGHS ]
...IN THIS MOMENT, AND TELL THEM TO FEAR NOT.
YES. OH, MY GOSH. DEEP BOW TO YOU.
I WOULD BE HONORED.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAS BEEN FOR YOU.
I'M DOING BETTER THAN I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
AND NOT FOR THE REASONS THAT EVERYBODY WOULD THINK.
IT'S REALLY BECAUSE I AM SUCH AN INTROVERT,
AND I KNOW THAT'S HARD FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BELIEVE
BECAUSE I MADE A LIVING OUT OF BEING AN EXTROVERT.
I'M AN INTROVERT WITH EXTROVERT QUALITIES.
SO I KNOW HOW TO FUNCTION IN A WORLD WITH OTHER PEOPLE,
BUT I AM HAPPIEST WHEN I CAN COME BACK HOME AND COCOON.
AND THAT'S WHERE I FIND MY STRENGTH,
THAT'S HOW I RESTORE, THAT'S HOW I, YOU KNOW?
SO IT'S BEEN A REALLY INTROSPECTIVE TIME FOR ME.
WHATEVER FEELINGS COME UP,
I'M PRACTICING ALL OF MY IYANLA FIXED MY LIFE SKILLS, YOU KNOW?
YES. OH, MY GOSH.
BUT THE THING IS, MISS O,
WE HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE FEAR.
THE FEAR IS ALMOST AS DEADLY AS THE CORONA.
ALMOST AS DEADLY BECAUSE OF WHAT IT'S DOING TO PEOPLE,
THEIR BODIES, THEIR MINDS.
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GONNA TAKE OUT BACK INTO THE WORLD.
THE CORONA WILL BE GONE, OR TREATED, OR WHATEVER.
BUT WHAT THEY'RE GONNA TAKE BACK OUT
INTO THE WORLD IS THE FEAR.
AND WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THEY BROUGHT THE FEAR
INTO THE QUARANTINE WITH THEM, THE CORONA JUST TRIGGERED IT UP.
I CALL IT THE CORONA. -YEAH, OKAY.
SO THE CORONA REALLY EXACERBATED,
OR INTENSIFIED AND MAGNIFIED,
YOU WERE SAYING, WHAT WAS ALREADY THERE.
OH, I CAN FEEL THAT AS YOU'RE SAYING THAT.
THAT'S WHY MARRIAGES ARE FALLING APART --
RIGHT.
...THAT WERE ALREADY HAD THE SEEDS OF FALLING APART.
SO WHATEVER WAS THERE, JUST GOT MAGNIFIED.
AND YOU HAVE TO SIT WITH IT.
SO NOW YOU HAVE TO STAY HOME WITH SELF.
AND THAT IS SO HARD FOR PEOPLE.
GOD HAS GIVEN US A UNIVERSAL TIME OUT.
IT'S NOT JUST THE TIME OUT AND THE STILLNESS,
IT'S ALSO KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH WHAT YOU FIND.
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF.
OH...
I GOT THAT.
BECAUSE THE FEARS THAT ARE COMING UP FOR PEOPLE
ARE WAY BEYOND THE CORONA.
AND THE FEAR IS REAL, IT'S REAL.
BUT SEE, THE THING IS,
TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE ORIGIN OF THE FEAR
BECAUSE THE SAME WAY THE CORONA HAS STOPPED US,
FEAR HAS STOPPED US.
BUT THE WAY TO HEAL YOURSELF IS TO SURRENDER.
-WOW. -SURRENDER. I SURRENDER.
SO THAT WAS A MOMENT, RIGHT? LETTING GO OF THE NAILS.
AND THEN REALLY EVEN TO PROCESS MYSELF THROUGH,
WELL, WHAT DO THE NAILS MEAN?
AND REALLY, WHAT WE TELL OURSELVES
WE HAVE TO HAVE.
I WAS LOOKING IN MY CLOSET THE OTHER DAY AT ALL THE SHOES
AND THE CLOTHES AND THE POCKET BOOKS
AND THE THING, THAT NOW DON'T MEAN A THING.
-NOTHING. -YEAH.
THE ONLY THING I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT NOW IS WAIST UP CLOTHING.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
I ACTUALLY PUT ON PANTS FOR YOU TODAY.
NORMALLY IN PAJAMAS,
BUT I PUT ON ACTUAL REAL PANTS FOR YOU TODAY.
I DO THE FACE, THE HAIR TO THE WAIST.
WHAT'S ON THE BOTTOM MIGHT SCARE YOU,
BUT I'VE GOT ON JEANS.
BUT SEE THE THING IS THAT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS
WE'RE GONNA NEED PRACTICAL TOOLS,
WE'RE GONNA NEED SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THIS.
I'M REAL CLEAR THAT THIS IS A PURGING.
A SPIRITUAL MEANING OF IT.
YOU ARE CLEAR ON THAT. -ABSOLUTELY.
EVERYTHING THE WORLD HAS COME TO WORSHIP HAS BEEN TAKEN --
MONEY, FAME, CAREER.
EVERYTHING THE WORLD WORSHIPS.
-ALL THAT IDOL STUFF. -THAT'S RIGHT, NO IDOLS.
WE SHALL HAVE NO IDOLS BEFORE ME.
NO GODS. -YEAH.
AND THE STUFF THAT WE WORSHIP, IT'S ALL GONE.
I DON'T EVEN WANT US TO CALL THIS A CRISIS.
I WANT US TO HELP US GET THROUGH THIS DIVINE OPPORTUNITY.
WHOA, OKAY.
AND OPEN OURSELVES TO SOME NEW POSSIBILITIES.
BECAUSE YES, WHAT YOU CALL A THING,
I KNOW YOU CALL A THING A THING,
BUT WHEN YOU CALL -- WHAT YOU CALL A THING
ALSO DETERMINES HOW YOU SEE THAT THING.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHAT YOU DO
IS HELP PEOPLE NOT JUST RECOVER FROM THEMSELVES,
BUT TO BE DELIVERED NOT JUST A GET BETTER,
BUT TO BE TRANSFORMED.
I THINK THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US ALL
ALL TO RESET AND YOU ARE THE RESETTER.
[ LAUGHS ]
BUT I WANTED TO CALL YOU BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MY EYES WATER
WHEN I SAY THIS ABOUT YOU, YOU HAVE THE GIFT.
AND IT HAS BEEN A GREAT JOY TO SEE YOU USE IT
WITH SUCH SINCERITY AND TRUTH
AND POWER OVER THE YEARS.
I HAVE SEEN YOU LITERALLY LAY YOUR HANDS ON PEOPLE
WHO DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY NEEDED THE HANDS LAID ON.
I'VE SEEN YOU TALK TO INMATES,
I'VE SEEN YOU TALK TO FATHERS WHO WERE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN.
I'VE SEEN YOU TAKE PAIN AND TRANSFORM IT
INTO THE PROCESS OF POWER.
WE HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE FEAR.
WHAT IT'S DOING TO PEOPLE THAT THEIR BODIES, THEIR MINDS.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU
AND WHAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT THIS MOMENT.
WHAT DO YOU ULTIMATELY THINK IT'S HERE TO TEACH US?
I THINK IT'S HERE TO TEACH US,
NUMBER ONE THAT WE ARE ALL ONE.
IT HAS EQUALIZED US. -YEAH.
IT HAS BROUGHT US ALL, I DON'T WANT TO SAY LOW,
BUT IT HAS ALL -- IT HAS BROUGHT US ALL TOGETHER.
SO THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE THING.
CAN I ASK YOU, THOUGH, DID YOU GET SOME TOILET PAPER?
I GOT SOME TOILET PAPER.
[ LAUGHS ]
I GOT THE LITTLE ROLLS ON THE BACK.
I THINK THE OTHER THING IT HAS TAUGHT ME
IS THAT MY POWER AND MY STRENGTH IS NOT IN WHAT I HAVE
OR WHAT I DO OR WHAT I OWN, IT'S WITHIN.
SO I THINK IT'S COME TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
TO GET US CLEAR ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE VALUE
AND THEN I BELIEVE IT'S GONNA BRING US ALL TOGETHER
IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PLEASED I AM
THAT YOU AGREED TO DO THIS FOR OWN,
TO DO THE THING THAT YOU DO BEST IN THE WORLD
IS TO HELP PEOPLE SEE THEMSELVES
AND HELP PEOPLE GET THROUGH THIS MOMENT OF CRISIS
IN A WAY THAT THEY AND WE ALL CAN COLLECTIVELY COME OUT
BETTER ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND IF I HAD TO BOIL IT ALL DOWN,
THE CORONA, THE STAY HOME,
THE JOB LOSS, THE EVERYTHING, I WOULD SAY FEAR NOT.
THERE'S SOMETHING GREATER THAN YOU KNOW GOING ON HERE.
LET'S TAP INTO THAT SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
-THANK YOU FOR THAT. -DEEP BOW TO YOU.
-TAKING ON THIS CHARGE. -BYE-BYE.
YEAH, VERY CUTE FROM THE TOP. VERY CUTE.
[ LAUGHS ] YOU, TOO.
EARRINGS, GLASSES THE WHOLE THING.
EYELASHES, THE WHOLE THING.
CUTE FROM THE TOP. -I PUT THEM ON MYSELF.
[ LAUGHS ] I KNOW. I KNOW.
EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DO IT I'M LIKE,
"OH, GOD THESE EYELASHES." -CAN YOU DO IT?
WELL, I HAD TO TAKE THESE OFF THREE TIMES, BUT OKAY.
LOVE YOU, GIRL. -OKAY, LOVE YOU BACK.
[ LAUGHS ]
Ashlei: YEAH, LIKE THAT. THAT'S GOOD.
OH, I SAW THAT PERSON I WAS LIKE,
"WHO IS THAT? THAT'S ME."
GREETINGS, BELOVEDS.
WELCOME TO THE INSIDE STUDIO HERE IN MY HOME
THAT I CALL VILLA NOVA -- A NEW VISION.
AND A NEW VISION I THINK IS WHAT WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR
AS WE WALK THROUGH THE CHALLENGE
OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
YOU KNOW UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
PEOPLE ARE RESISTANT TO CHANGE.
WE ARE AFRAID OF THE UNKNOWN.
THINGS ARE CHANGING.
AND WE ARE NOT AT ALL SURE WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
BUT I WILL REPEAT THE MANTRA -- FEAR NOT.
IN THE MIDST OF THIS INCREDIBLE DIFFICULTY,
THIS LIFE ALTERING CHALLENGE,
THERE ARE SOME POSSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR US TO GROW,
TO HEAL, TO CHANGE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT US TO DO RIGHT HERE TOGETHER.
NOT SINCE THE EVENTS OF 9/11 HAVE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC
AND BEYOND FELT SO UNSURE, UNPROTECTED, AND ILL-EQUIPPED
TO DEAL WITH WHAT SEEMS LIKE A HIDDEN ENEMY
THAT IS HELL BENT ON TAKING HUMAN LIVES.
FEAR NOT GETTING HELP IN TIME.
I'M REALLY, REALLY AFRAID OF OUR RESTAURANT INDUSTRY HURTING.
WHAT IS OUR NEW NORMAL GONNA BE?
WELCOME TO OUR GLOBAL LIVING ROOM,
A PLACE WHERE WE ARE GONNA COME TOGETHER
TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE BEYOND THE CORONAVIRUS.
FEAR IS A VERY NATURAL NORMAL RESPONSE
TO THE CHALLENGES WE FACE IN LIFE.
PEOPLE LIKE WHAT WE CAN CONTROL
BECAUSE WITHOUT CONTROL WE FEEL VULNERABLE.
YOU CAN'T CONTROL FEAR FROM COMING,
BUT YOU CAN CONTROL WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT FEAR.
YOU KNOW THE BRAIN WILL FOCUS ON THE WORST FIRST.
THE FEAR OF AN UNKNOWN NOW.
JUST NOT KNOWING WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
THE FEAR OF MY FAMILY FALLING APART.
IN THAT FOCUS, WE CAN MISS THE OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TO US.
OPPORTUNITIES TO REST,
TO RECONNECT OR CONNECT WITH FAMILY AND LOVED ONES.
AND THE BIG ONE -- SPIRITUAL CONNECTION.
OKAY, SO WE'RE BEING HONEST WITH EACH OTHER, RIGHT?
PLEASE, NO LIE TO ME, BEBE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
-YAY. -AHH!
DO THIS WITH ME, OKAY.
WHAT I'M GONNA SAY TO YOU FEAR NOT,
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME WHY NOT.
FEAR NOT.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE COMMUNITY.
FEAR NOT.
BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO USE THAT FEAR TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.
-FEAR NOT. -JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE NOW
DOES NOT MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO STAY HERE FINANCIALLY.
FEAR NOT.
BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES BEFORE
AND YOU CAN GET THROUGH THIS ONE AS WELL.
BECAUSE THIS TOO SHALL PASS.
FEAR NOT BECAUSE ALL OF LIFE IS FOR YOU
AND THERE'S REALLY NOTHING AGAINST YOU.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE AUTHORITY AND POWER OVER YOUR LIFE.
THAT'S IT.
FEAR NOT BECAUSE THIS SERIES
IS GOING TO EXPLORE THAT FEAR.
WE ARE GOING TO EXAMINE NOT JUST THIS
BUT FEARFUL EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES.
WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE OUR RESPONSES TO FEAR.
BUT MORE IMPORTANT, WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT WAYS
TO REPURPOSE THAT FEAR SO THAT WE CAN LIVE BEYOND THE VIRUS.
HELLO.
DON'T WANT TO CUT THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD OFF.
OKAY, WAIT A MINUTE.
I WANT TO START HERE WITH ACTS OF FAITH.
I'M READING THE PASSAGE FOR FEBRUARY 14th
WHICH BEGINS WITH A QUOTE FROM LES BROWN,
"BEFORE YOU RUN CHECK TO SEE IF THE BULLDOG HAS TEETH.
"FEAR TELLS US THAT THERE IS SOMETHING
"WE MUST BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT.
"FEAR PUTS US ON ALERT AND TELLS US
"THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WE MUST BE PREPARED FOR.
"FEAR MEANS THAT SOMETHING WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT
"IS ABOUT TO COME UPON US.
"FEAR OF CHANGE, THE UNKNOWN,
"REJECTION, FAILURE, AND SUCCESS
"ARE LIKE THE BARKING OF A FEROCIOUS BULLDOG.
"FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR THE FEAR OF BEING BITTEN AGAIN
IMMOBILIZES US."
A HISTORY THAT HAS NOT HONORED
OUR SENSE OF WORTH AND VALUE SUPPORTS THE FEAR.
NOW THE BEST THING WE CAN DO TO FEAR IS CONFRONT IT.
WE MUST KNOW THE VALIDITY OF THE THINGS WE FEAR.
WE MUST BELIEVE WE CAN CONQUER THAT.
THE NEXT TIME THE BULLDOG OF FEAR
IS UPON YOU, STARE IT DOWN,
OPEN IT'S MOUTH, AND CHECK TO SEE IF THE THING HAS TEETH.
THE FEAR IS REAL.
THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS FEAR?
A WOMAN WROTE ME EXPLAINING THAT SHE WAS HAVING PANIC ATTACKS.
NOW PANIC IS THE HEIGHTENED SENSE OF FEAR.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF FEAR.
YOU MAY WANT TO WRITE THIS DOWN.
FEAR IS THE MENTAL AND/OR EMOTIONAL REACTION
THAT ARISES WHEN THERE IS A REAL OR PERCEIVED THREAT OF HARM.
NOW THAT HARM CAN BE PHYSICAL,
BE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, OR PSYCHOLOGICAL.
IT CAN ALSO BE REAL OR IMAGINED.
NOW ALTHOUGH FEAR IS USUALLY CONSIDERED A NEGATIVE EMOTION,
FEAR CAN ACTUALLY SERVE TO KEEP US SAFE
BECAUSE IT MOTIVATES US TO COPE WITH THE POTENTIAL DANGER,
EVEN WHEN WE CAN'T SEE IT OR DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE STAYING HOME,
AVOIDING CROWDS, RESTING MORE,
AND COLLECTING TOILET PAPER. [ LAUGHS ]
THERE ARE THREE BASIC HUMAN FEARS.
FEAR OF NATURE AND WHAT IT CAN AND WILL DO.
YOU KNOW, THE WEATHER, A TSUNAMI,
A HURRICANE OR TORNADO
BECAUSE AS HUMANS WE KNOW WE CANNOT CONTROL NATURE.
THEN THERE IS THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.
AGAIN, WE HAVE NO CONTROL BUT INCLUDED
IN THAT FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN IS THE GRANDDADDY OF FEARS --
FEAR OF DEATH.
AND THEN FINALLY THERE IS THE FEAR OF HUMAN BEINGS.
OTHER HUMAN BEINGS, FEAR OF THEM AND FEAR FOR THEM.
WE FEAR WHAT HUMANS WILL DO BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN
WE CAN'T PREDICT AND WE CAN'T CONTROL.
AND THEN, WE FEAR FOR HUMAN BEINGS,
THOSE WE LOVE AND THOSE WE CARE ABOUT.
THE CORONAVIRUS HAS IGNITED ALL OF OUR FEARS.
PEOPLE ARE FEELING HOPELESS.
PEOPLE ARE FEELING POWERLESS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS
AND WE DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM.
AND WE'RE BLAMING IT ALL ON "THE CORONA." RIGHT.
I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER POSSIBILITY.
I THINK MANY OF THE FEARS THAT HAVE COME UP DURING THE PANDEMIC
WE BROUGHT INTO THE PANDEMIC.
AND THIS STAY HOME OPPORTUNITY
GIVES US A CHANCE TO REALLY LOOK WITHIN
AND TO EXAMINE AND EXPLORE WHAT ARE WE REALLY AFRAID OF?
NATURE? THE UNKNOWN?
DEATH? OTHER PEOPLE?
OR ARE WE AFRAID THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER ANY OF IT?
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FEAR TEACHES US IS HOW TO SURRENDER
BECAUSE OF THE THINGS WE CAN'T CONTROL.
THAT, FOR MANY OF US, IS FRIGHTENING.
THE COVID OUTBREAK HAS TRIGGERED
THE COMMON HUMAN FEARS
IN A VERY UNPRECEDENTED WAY.
NOW THEY ARE ANCILLARY FEARS
THAT GO ALONG WITH THE COMMON FEAR,
FEAR OF CHANGE AND FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL,
FEAR OF BEING VULNERABLE, FINANCIAL FEAR,
FEARS FOR LOVED ONES.
AND ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN TRIGGERED BY THE COVID VIRUS.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE LESSONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ARE ALSO BEING PRESENTED.
TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE
AND MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR US
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON WHAT WE FEAR.
Ashlei: OKAY, MISS V,
ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR CONVERSATION WITH BEBE NOW?
ALL RIGHT, LET ME DO MY OPENING FOR HIM.
MY FIRST GUEST IS A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING GOSPEL ARTIST
WHO HAS CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD
WITH HIS INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC AND HIS ENCOURAGING MESSAGES.
STILL IN RECOVERY FROM THE RECENT DEVASTATION
OF CONTRACTING THE CORONAVIRUS,
I WONDER WHAT, IF ANY FEARS,
MAY HAVE BEEN STIRRED UP FOR HIM
AND POSSIBLY HAVE SHAKEN HIS FAITH.
PLEASE WELCOME MY FRIEND,
MY BROTHER, MR. BEBE WINANS.
OKAY, WAIT A MINUTE. DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?
THIS CAMERA WENT OUT.
OH, I'M SORRY. IS THERE MORE?
HELLO, MY DARLING.
HOW ARE YOU, MY SISTER?
I AM BLESSED. HOW YOU DOING?
I AM YOUR TWIN. I AM BLESSED, TOO.
OKAY. [ LAUGHS ]
HOW YOU BEEN? HOW YOU FEEL?
I FEEL WONDERFUL, ACTUALLY.
YOU ACTUALLY HAD THE CORONAVIRUS.
I CALL IT THE CORONA, YEAH.
-YES, THE CORONA? -YEAH.
I REALLY THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I LEARNED,
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO
THAT'S IN OUR REACH, YOU KNOW? -YEAH.
AND THAT CAN CHANGE OUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER.
I HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE HEALTHY PEOPLE THROUGH LIFE.
SO WHEN I CONTRACTED THE DISEASE, THE VIRUS,
I GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING AND I RAN EIGHT MILES.
AND I GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING AND I RAN EIGHT MILES.
EVERY DAY I KEPT RUNNING.
NOW I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL THE SECOND DAY THAT,
"WAIT A MINUTE THIS COUGH AIN'T GOING AWAY."
-YEAH, OKAY. -WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
AND THEN SOMETHING THAT I NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE,
MY TASTE WENT AWAY.
-WOW, YEAH, THEY SAY THAT. -FOR THREE DAYS.
AND I WAS LIKE, "OKAY THIS MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL."
I WAS DRINKING LEMONADE AND I SPIT IT OUT
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE WHAT DID I PUT IN MY MOUTH?
AND THEN WHEN I KNEW SOMETHING'S WRONG WAS THE CHILLS.
ALL OF A SUDDEN CHILLS.
I WAS IN THE SHOWER AND HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE SHOWER
BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE I WAS IN THE NORTH POLE.
AND IT WAS HOT WATER THAT WAS COMING DOWN ON ME.
AND I JUST STARTED SHAKING, JUST SHIVERING.
AND THAT'S WHEN I CALLED MY DOCTOR
AND SAID, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.
BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD ENDURE IT AT HOME,
I WOULDN'T TELL ANY OF MY FAMILY.
WHY?
BECAUSE MY MOTHER IS QUEEN WORRY.
OKAY.
-I'M HER BABY BOY. -OKAY.
AND I JUST KNOW IF I TOLD ONE MEMBER, MAMA WOULD KNOW.
DID YOU THINK SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN AFRAID?
-YES. -OKAY.
SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN AFRAID SO I DIDN'T WANT TO WORRY HER.
AND THEN I KNEW WITH MY DOCTOR THAT I'LL HAVE TO ENDURE THIS
BUT I AM IN THAT CATEGORY THAT I'M OKAY.
YEAH. WERE YOU AFRAID?
I WAS NOT FEARFUL AT ALL.
NOW, I WAS AFRAID BECAUSE I HAD LOVED ONES.
BUT I WAS SO FOCUSED
ON OTHER PEOPLE THAT -- -FEAR FOR OTHERS.
-YEAH. -YEAH.
I WASN'T AFRAID FOR ME.
IT HAS BEEN A DEVASTATING MONTH
OF PHONE CALL AFTER PHONE CALL
OF FRIENDS' MOMS AND LOVED ONES THAT I JUST,
YOU KNOW, THAT ARE DYING.
THE VIRUS HAS IGNITED THE THREE BASIC HUMAN FEARS.
FEAR OF NATURE, WHICH THIS IS, FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN,
FEAR OF OTHER HUMANS OR FOR OTHER HUMANS.
THAT'S IT. YEAH, YEAH.
WHERE DO YOU LAND IN THAT GROUP? [ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ] WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, I THINK IT'S EASY TO LAND
IN THE CATEGORY OF THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.
YES.
BUT FOR ME AND ALL THOSE CATEGORIES
MY FAITH WALKS ME THROUGH THEM FEARLESSLY.
-OKAY. -OKAY?
SO WHAT WAS YOUR FAITH FOCUSED ON?
THAT IF YOU GOT IT, YOU'D SURVIVE IT
OR THAT YOU WOULDN'T GET IT AT ALL?
OKAY, SO WE'RE BEING HONEST WITH EACH OTHER, RIGHT?
PLEASE. NO, LIE TO ME, BEBE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
LIE TO ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M TICKLED, I REALLY AM TICKLED
BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF CHRISTIANS REALLY BELIEVED
THAT, "OH, GOD ISN'T GOING TO LET THIS HAPPEN TO US."
-RIGHT. -AND WE'RE NOT GONNA GET IT.
SO I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I DID GET IT.
NOT SIMPLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN GOD
BUT I ALSO --
I WAS VERY CAREFUL, YOU KNOW?
I HAD MY GLOVES, I HAD MY MASK.
AND NOT BELIEVING THAT ANYTHING WOULD HAPPEN, YOU KNOW?
BUT IT DID.
NOT KNOWING HOW LONG IT'S GONNA LAST.
YOU SAID YOU WERE COUGHING FOR THREE WEEKS.
WHAT GOT YOU THROUGH THOSE THREE WEEKS?
AGAIN, EXERCISE WAS SO IMPORTANT TO ME
BECAUSE WHAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND
THAT DON'T EXERCISE IS THAT IT'S THERAPEUTIC.
ME COMMUNING,
WAVING AT DEERS,
THINKING ABOUT GOD, IT WAS SO THERAPEUTIC FOR ME.
IT HELPED ME TO REALIZE YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
I DISCIPLINE MYSELF TO READ
AND I MADE MYSELF AWARE OF MY REALITY.
I READ INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS
ABOUT WHO GOD IS,
ABOUT PEOPLE'S STRUGGLE.
AND I WENT TO THOSE SITUATIONS THAT WE MADE IT THROUGH
AND UNDERSTANDING MY END CAN BE JUST THAT AS WELL.
AND WHAT IF -- DID YOU EVER IN THE THREE WEEKS OF COUGHING
AND RUNNING, DID YOU EVER SAY THIS COULD BE IT FOR ME?
DID YOU EVER HAVE THAT THOUGHT? -NEVER.
-NEVER. -NEVER ENTERED MY MIND.
SO, AM I GOING TO BE ACCURATE IN MY ASSESSMENT
THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE A FEAR OF DEATH?
-I DO NOT. -YEAH.
LET ME JUST ASK YOU THIS ONE LAST THING.
AS A MAN,
DID CONTRACTING THE VIRUS
MAKE YOU FEEL VULNERABLE IN ANY WAY?
UM...
AS A MAN,
DID CONTRACTING THE VIRUS
MAKE YOU FEEL VULNERABLE IN ANY WAY?
-THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. -[ LAUGHS ]
MY VULNERABILITY DIDN'T START HERE.
YES.
-IT STARTED A LONG TIME AGO. -YES.
AND SO, I LEARNED EVERY TIME I STEPPED OUT
YOU'RE GONNA BE VULNERABLE. -THAT'S RIGHT.
EVERY TIME YOU DECIDE TO WORK WITH A DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT
YOU'RE GONNA BE VULNERABLE.
AND MY PAST HAS TAUGHT ME
HOW TO BE THAT AND STILL BE A MAN.
WELL, SEE, THAT'S EXACTLY THE POINT.
THAT MUCH OF WHAT WE ARE PUTTING ON THE VIRUS
WE BROUGHT INTO THE VIRUS. -YES.
SO PARTICULARLY FOR MEN, YOU KNOW, BIG, STRONG,
AND NOW THEY'RE VULNERABLE
AND I THINK IT MAY BE THEY'RE RESISTANT
TO BEING VULNERABLE THAT MAKES THEM EVEN MORE VULNERABLE.
YOU CAN'T CONTROL FEAR FROM COMING,
BUT YOU CAN CONTROL WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT FEAR.
-OKAY. -I HAVE LEARNED.
WAIT A MINUTE. HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU CANNOT CONTROL IT FROM COMING UPON YOU.
BUT ONCE IT COMES UPON YOU YOU CAN CONTROL HOW YOU RESPOND.
-YES. -OKAY.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND? -FOR ME?
UH-HUH.
I RESPOND MOST OF THE TIME WITH A SONG.
OKAY. YOU KNOW HOW YOUR CRY IS UGLY?
MY SINGING IS UGLY. -YOUR SINGING!
IF I WERE TO SING FEAR WOULD SURELY LEAVE ME ALONE.
I THINK EARLY ON WHEN I WAS RUNNING
AND I KNEW I HAD THE VIRUS,
THERE WAS A SONG THAT DROPPED INTO MY HEAD
AND I WOULD JUST SING WHEN I WAS RUNNING.
AND IT WAS FROM A SINGER CALLED DANNY BEAR.
AND IT'S REAL SIMPLE.
IT SAYS...
PRAISE THEM IN THE MORNING
WHEN YOU SEE THE SUN RISING
YES. YES, YES, YES.
PRAISE THEM IN THE EVENING
BECAUSE HE BROUGHT YOU THROUGH THE DAY
AND IN THE END BETWEEN TIME
WHEN YOU FEEL THE PRESSURE COMING
REMEMBER THAT HE LOVES YOU
AND HE PROMISES TO STAY
WOW.
THAT WAS ALL I NEEDED.
NOW THAT YOU'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE,
DO YOU SEE LIFE DIFFERENTLY?
DO YOU THINK ABOUT LIFE DIFFERENTLY? YOUR MORTALITY?
DO YOU -- HOW HAS IT CHANGED YOU?
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ASKED GOD THROUGH THIS
IS I WANTED TO BECOME AND I CAN --
AND I KNOW THIS HAPPENED ALREADY -- COMPASSIONATE.
-MM. -WE'RE NOT COMPASSIONATE.
AND THAT'S ONE CHARACTERISTIC OF GOD
THAT IS MISSING IN OUR LIVES.
SO I PRAYED THAT PRAYER AND EVERY PHONE CALL
THAT I RECEIVED OF A FRIEND PASSING
AND I WOULD PICK UP THE PHONE AND I WOULD CALL.
BECAUSE THERE'S A FEAR SOMETIMES IN CALLING SOMEONE
WHEN YOU KNOW THEY'VE LOST SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW
IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT THINGS TO SAY
OR YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO ENCOURAGE THAT PERSON, RIGHT?
WHEN ALL YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO IS LISTEN.
-THAT'S RIGHT. -AND SIMPLY SAY I LOVE YOU.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I LOVE YOU.
I'M PRAYING FOR YOU. I'M FEELING WHAT YOU FEEL.
AND SO, I BURST INTO SUCH A CRY
AND IT WAS ALL COMING FROM COMPASSION
THAT HAS NOW BEEN
GROWING INSIDE OF ME FOR PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW.
-YEAH, YEAH. -YOU KNOW?
THAT, TO ME, HAS CHANGED ME.
SO THAT'S THE GIFT FOR YOU. YEAH.
NOW BEING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT I'M GRATEFUL.
OKAY. TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL LAST NIGHT.
A FRIEND, 52 YEARS OLD AND I'LL BE 58,
52, THERE'S NOTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT HIM
THAT HE CONTRACTED THE DISEASE AND PASSED AWAY, YOU KNOW?
LEAVING FOUR CHILDREN AND A LOVELY WIFE.
AND I SAT THERE AND SAID,
"OKAY, LORD, I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU."
AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT I WILL NOT TAKE FOR GRANTED.
WHAT WON'T YOU TAKE FOR GRANTED?
I WON'T TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED.
OKAY.
I WON'T TAKE MONDAY, TUESDAY,
WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY OR FRIDAY FOR GRANTED.
SO I LIVE IN THE MOMENT.
DO THIS WITH ME, OKAY.
I'M GONNA SAY TO YOU FEAR NOT I WANT YOU TO TELL ME WHY NOT.
OKAY? FEAR NOT.
BECAUSE GOD IS IN CONTROL.
FEAR NOT.
BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL ALIVE.
OH, FEAR NOT.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE COMMUNITY.
OH, GOOD.
WHAT I HOPE IS THAT WHAT YOU'VE SHARED TO BE DISCIPLINED,
TO LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE.
YOU KNOW, SOME OF US ARE SITTING IN THIS CORONA
AND WE'VE HAD EXPERIENCES OF GRACE AND ELEGANCE
THAT WOULD TAKE US THROUGH FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN,
FEAR OF NATURE, FEAR OF OTHER PEOPLE,
BUT WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE LESSONS.
THESE ARE THE WAYS TO CONQUER FEAR
AND TO GROW IN THAT COMPASSION.
WOW. DEEP BOW TO YOU, MY BROTHER.
DEEP BOW TO YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOU. STAY WELL. KEEP RUNNING.
-AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. -THANK YOU.
YOU HELP US THROUGH THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.
WELL.
THE FEAR OF THE HUMAN AND FEAR OF NATURE, ALL RIGHT?
FEAR NOT.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE THREE COMMON HUMAN FEARS
IT WOULD DO US WELL TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHERE WE ARE
WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE.
AND LISTENING TO BEBE'S STORY IT SEEMS THAT HE DIDN'T BRING
MANY FEARS INTO THE VIRUS EXPERIENCE WITH HIM --
FEAR OF NATURE, THE UNKNOWN,
FEAR OF OTHER HUMANS.
WELL, WHEN IT COMES TO NATURE AND LIFE
HE SEEMS TO HAVE A SOLID FAITH WALK
THAT KEEPS HIM STEADY ON THE PATH
AND GIVES HIM A PLACE TO TAKE THOSE CARES AND CONCERNS.
FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN,
WELL, AS AN ARTIST WHO HAD CHANGED GENRES,
AS AN ARTIST WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT
HE WAS GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL, HE HAD ALREADY
HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF FACING THE UNKNOWN.
SO MANY OF US NEED TO LOOK AT THE FEARS
WE BROUGHT INTO THE VIRUS
INSTEAD OF BLAMING OUR FEARS ON THE VIRUS.
OKAY, I WANT TO TAKE A FEW QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE,
SINCE WE'RE IN THE GLOBAL LIVING ROOM
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.
HI, MY NAME IS NATALIA AND I'M FROM ATLANTA.
MY QUESTION IS FOR IYANLA.
HOW DO I OVERCOME THE FEAR OF LETTING MY EMPLOYERS KNOW
THAT I'M PETRIFIED TO RETURN TO WORK,
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE DEAL WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC,
NOW THAT ALL THE BUSINESS ARE OPENING BACK UP
AND I AM AFRAID TO SPEAK UP?
WELL, BELOVED, I'M NOT SURE WHY YOU THINK YOUR FEAR
IS YOUR EMPLOYER'S BUSINESS.
YOUR FEAR IS YOUR BUSINESS.
SO LET'S GET YOUR BUSINESS HANDLED, ALL RIGHT?
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HEAR
ARE TWO OF THE BASIC COMMON HUMAN FEARS --
FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN, WHICH REPRESENTS YOUR WORKPLACE
AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU'LL BE SAFE THERE.
AND FEAR OF OTHER HUMANS
BECAUSE YOU WORK WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SO YOUR TASK, MY BELOVED, IS TO GET THOSE TWO THINGS HANDLED.
AND THE WAY THAT YOU DO THAT IS TO REALLY GET CLEAR
ABOUT WHERE THEY COME FROM.
YOU BROUGHT THAT INTO THE VIRUS WITH YOU.
FEAR OF SPEAKING UP, FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN,
WHICH ALSO MEANS FEAR OF BEING OUT OF CONTROL.
SO SINCE YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHAT'S GONNA GO ON
IN YOUR WORKPLACE THE FEAR COMES FORWARD FOR YOU.
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE A FEAR OF UNEMPLOYMENT
BECAUSE ONCE YOU TELL YOUR BOSS THAT YOU'RE PETRIFIED
TO COME INTO WORK, THEY MAY INVITE YOU NOT TO COME.
SO I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DEAL WITH THAT FEAR ALSO.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT? CONFRONT IT. HEAD ON.
FIGURE OUT WHERE THIS COMES FROM.
YOU BROUGHT THAT FEAR INTO THE VIRUS WITH YOU
AND THE VIRUS HAS TRIGGERED IT UP.
FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN, FEAR OF NOT BEING IN CONTROL,
AND FEAR OF WHAT OTHER HUMANS WILL DO.
DO YOUR WORK, YOU CAN GET IT HANDLED.
GOOD RISING. MY NAME IS RUDICK NAPOLEON,
I'M A PHLEBOTOMIST STUDENT
AND I CURRENTLY LIVE IN PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA.
MY QUESTION TO MISS VANZANT IS
AS A RESULT OF THIS PANDEMIC,
HOW CAN WE HEAL AND MOVE FORWARD
AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A NATION?
ONE OF MY FEARS THAT COMES UP BECAUSE OF THIS PANDEMIC
IS BECAUSE OF MY PREEXISTING MEDICAL CONDITION,
GOD FORBID I CATCH IT, WILL I SURVIVE?
MY OTHER FEAR I HAVE IS LOSING MY MOM OR MY DAD
BECAUSE THEY'RE OLDER IN AGE.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I LOOK TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
WOW. FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.
"GOD FORBID I SHOULD CATCH IT."
BECAUSE ONE OF THE GREAT FEARS OF THE UNKNOWN IS FEAR OF DEATH.
BECAUSE OF HIS PRE-EXISTING CONDITION,
HE'S WONDERING SHOULD HE CONTRACT THE VIRUS
IS HE GONNA SURVIVE.
AND THE WAY TO MANAGE THAT FEAR IS TAKE YOURSELF TO THE END.
IF I CONTRACT THE VIRUS I MAY NOT SURVIVE
AND THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
SOMETIMES WE JUST HAVE TO WALK OURSELVES THROUGH THE FEAR.
I HEAR HIM ASKING
IF HE CONTRACTS THE VIRUS WILL HE SURVIVE?
BUT I DIDN'T HEAR HIM ASK WHAT CAN I DO
TO MAKE MYSELF HEALTHIER
SO THAT IF I SHOULD CONTRACT IT, I'LL SURVIVE.
THAT'S WHAT BEBE TALKED ABOUT.
ABOUT HAVING A DISCIPLINE THAT KEEPS YOU PHYSICALLY FIT.
I'M JUST WONDERING, BELOVED, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT'S YOUR DISCIPLINE? HOW ARE YOU BUILDING YOUR BODY
SO THAT YOU HAVE A GREATER CHANCE FOR SURVIVAL?
FEAR FOR OTHER PEOPLE
BECAUSE YOUR PARENTS ARE OF A CERTAIN AGE.
THAT'S A LEGITIMATE CONCERN.
BUT LET IT BE A CONCERN AND NOT A FEAR.
LET IT BE A HEALTHY CONCERN
AND NOT AN OBSESSIVE FEAR.
HERE'S THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER.
THEY COULD CONTRACT THE VIRUS AND THEY COULD SURVIVE.
OR THEY COULD CONTRACT THE VIRUS AND THEY COULD SUCCUMB.
THE QUESTION BECOMES WHERE ARE YOU GONNA PUT YOUR FOCUS.
CERTAINLY YOUR THOUGHTS CAN'T PREVENT YOU
OR ANYBODY ELSE FROM CONTRACTING THE VIRUS
BUT AS WE HEARD FROM BEBE WHAT YOU THINK, HOW YOU THINK,
THE WAY YOU THINK WILL GET YOU THROUGH IT.
SO MY SUPPORT TO YOU WOULD BE START LOOKING AT WAYS
THAT YOU CAN GORGE YOURSELF UP
AND BUILD YOURSELF STRONGER THAN YOUR UNDERLYING CONDITIONS
AND START GETTING CLEAR ABOUT YOUR LIFE
POSSIBLY WITHOUT YOUR PARENTS.
AND THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO RECONCILE
THAT FEAR IS TO ASK YOURSELF,
IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN,
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO MAINTAIN PEACE?
HERE'S THE TRUTH, BELOVED,
YOUR PARENTS ARE OF A CERTAIN AGE
AND SOONER OR LATER THEY'RE LIFE IS GONNA COME TO AN END.
SO FOR YOU TO ELIMINATE THE FEAR BEGIN WALKING THROUGH IT NOW
BY CARE FRONTING AND LOOKING AT EVERY THING YOU TELL YOURSELF
THAT YOU CAN'T DO, YOU SHOULDN'T DO,
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO DO SHOULD YOUR PARENTS' LIFE END.
WALK THROUGH THE FEAR NOW
AND SO THAT WHEN YOU GET TO THE EXPERIENCE
YOU'LL ALREADY BE PREPARED TO LIVE IT OUT.
NEXT SISTERHOOD SATURDAY NIGHT
-A lot of parents
are responding to this thing with fear.
-Fear is a side that you're thinking,
not to paralyze you, but to empower you.
FOLLOWED BY GIRLFRIENDS CHECK IN
-This is how we have to do it these days!
-What? That ain't simple!
-If I have to turn the stove on it's not simple.
-Uh, that's a blender.
-I don't need your judgement, mayum.
 
IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE THAT WHAT THE CORONAVIRUS HAS DONE
IS IGNITED OUR FEARS.
AND EVEN THEN, THERE'S A HEALTHY FEAR
AND THERE'S AN UNHEALTHY FEAR.
MANY OF US HAVE A HEALTHY FEAR
AND THAT'S WHAT IS KEEPING US MASKED
AND WHAT IS KEEPING US GLOVED
AND THAT'S WHAT IS KEEPING US INDOORS.
BUT WHEN THAT HEALTHY FEAR
BECOMES THE ONLY THING WE FOCUS ON IT BECOMES UNHEALTHY.
IT IS HEALTHY FOR US TO WANT TO KEEP OURSELVES SAFE.
IT'S HEALTHY FOR US TO WANT TO PROTECT OUR LOVED ONES.
HOWEVER, WHEN WE BECOME OBSESSED
WITH WHAT COULD HAPPEN,
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN,
AND WHEN WE SEE OURSELVES AS VICTIMS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING,
THAT'S WHEN FEAR BECOMES UNHEALTHY
AND IS LIKELY TO ATTRACT MORE FEAR,
JUST LIKE JOB IN THE BIBLE.
SO HOW DO WE DEAL WITH FEAR?
WELL, WE DON'T DENY IT. WE DON'T IGNORE IT.
AND WE DON'T AVOID IT. WE CARE-FRONT IT.
HOW? WELL, THE FIRST THING IS GET STILL.
STILL IN YOUR MIND, STILL IN YOUR BODY.
AND YOU CAN DO THAT WITH BREATH.
BREATH WILL CALM THE MIND.
BREATH WILL BRING YOU IN TOUCH WITH YOUR BODY.
AND WHEN YOU DO THAT LOCATE WHERE THE FEAR IS PRESENT,
WHERE YOU'RE FEELING IT.
SIMPLY ASK YOURSELF WHERE AM I FEELING THIS FEAR?
THEN YOU CAN ASK YOURSELF WELL, HOW DOES IT FEEL?
IS IT HOT, IS IT COLD, DOES IT TINGLE, IS IT TIGHT?
GET STILL. BREATHE.
SET AN INTENTION TO CARE-FRONT THE FEAR.
LOCATE IT IN YOUR MIND AND YOUR BODY.
DON'T FIGHT IT, JUST BE AWARE AND BREATHE.
OFTEN YOU'LL DISCOVER THAT WHATEVER YOU ARE FEELING
JUST REALLY WANTS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED.
IT HASN'T COME TO HARM YOU IT HAS COME TO GET YOUR ATTENTION
BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
WHEN YOU FIND IT, IDENTIFY IT, LOCATE IT,
ASK YOURSELF CAN I JUST LET IT BE?
WHAT YOU MIGHT NOTICE IS THAT THE ENERGY ATTACHED TO THE FEAR
BEGINS TO DISSIPATE.
YOU MIGHT ALSO NOTICE THAT YOUR FEAR OF THE FEAR
IS GREATER THAN THE FEAR ITSELF.
YOU CAN GO BACK TO "ACTS OF FAITH."
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE PASSAGE FROM JUNE 19th.
"WE LIVE IN A WORLD THAT THRIVES ON FEAR.
"FEAR OF LIVING. FEAR OF DYING.
"FEAR OF HAVING TOO MUCH. FEAR OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH.
"WHEN PEOPLE FIND OUR WEAKNESSES WE BECOME FEARFUL OF THAT.
"IF WE DEMONSTRATE OUR STRENGTH PEOPLE BECOME FEARFUL OF US.
"FEAR IS AN ACCEPTED WAY OF LIFE.
"WE ARE FEARFUL OUR PASTS WILL BE REPEATED.
"WE ARE FEARFUL THAT WE HAVE NO CHANCE FOR THE FUTURE.
"WE ARE FEARFUL OF ONE ANOTHER.
"WE ARE FEARFUL OF THOSE WHO ARE FEARFUL OF US.
"WHEN WE ALLOW FEAR TO CONTROL OUR DAILY LIVES
"WE RUN THE RISK OF REMAINING
"WHERE WE DON'T WANT TO BE, IN FEAR.
"WE MUST CONFRONT THE THINGS WE FEAR, PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS,
"BELIEVING THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS WITH US.
"BY DOING THE VERY THING WE FEAR
"WE TAP INTO A FORCE THAT DIRECTS AND PROTECTS US.
"UNLEASHING THE POWER THAT HAS BROUGHT US THIS FAR.
"WHEN WE GIVE INTO OUR FEARS AND AVOID TAKING CHANCES
"IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WE WILL EVER
"OVERCOME THE VERY THING WE FEAR.
"HERE'S AN AFFIRMATION.
"AS MY SENSE OF POWER INCREASES
MY FEAR ABOUT LIFE DECREASES."
FEAR NOT, BELOVED.
TROUBLE COMES TO PASS NOT TO STAY.
YOU ARE SO MUCH STRONGER THAN YOU REALIZE.
STAND IN YOUR STRENGTH. SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
