Climbing Your Mountain
“If you sense there must be more, there is more.”
I recently worked with a client who is my new hero. This person had been dealing with a sometimes-crippling fear of flying for decades. S/he had been through numerous ups and downs with air travel, including some humiliating moments in connection with work-related travel and trips by land that took much more effort than they might have because flying wasn't an option. This fear was, basically, the bane of his/her existence, and there was no clear, logical explanation for it that s/he had ever been able to discern. But recently, s/he decided to go big and book the trip of a lifetime with a new love, and s/he came to me in hopes of getting beyond this old pattern. (Please forgive the pronoun awkwardness, but all my clients have the right to anonymity, and I preserve that here through some generalities. The client I write about has also approved this message!)
This person had just had enough, I think. And while this approach may not be right for everyone, s/he decided to draw a line in the sand, give him/herself a huge inducement to find a solution, and take a leap of faith toward a whole new set of possibilities. The timing must have seemed right. Something inside this person was whispering that s/he could have more, be more, and s/he listened. The courage s/he displayed in this inspires me.
So we worked on looking at the situation from various angles, searching for clues and connections. Some of it we still didn't fully "figure out," but through the power of EFT, we were able to greatly improve how s/he felt about flying anyway. I gave him/her some tools to use in case difficulties arose. And you know what? S/he told me afterward that s/he was able to enjoy it as the trip of a lifetime it was meant to be, and s/he sailed through it with no problem.
This felt like a huge accomplishment for the client's year, like having scaled a mountain! I was thrilled and honored to be a part of this work—this kind of result is one the most gratifying things about what I do. And none of it would have come about if s/he had not decided to act boldly first and find a way second. There was no plan B here, as s/he could not have traveled to this overseas destination in time any other way. Again, this is not always the right approach for everyone, but it certainly was galvanizing and exciting, and the client was richly rewarded for the risk with the transformation of his/her relationship with travel, which had been fraught with debilitating fear for so long.
If you've been dogged for a long time by a familiar pattern of limitation, could you find a bold, enticing way to try something new? What would motivate you to really take a leap of faith with enough of a chance of success to still be appealing? You too might want to make sure you have the support of a professional of some sort, depending on the endeavor and the risk; if you're committed to success in an area way outside your comfort zone, it can really make sense to have a mentor, teacher, or coach who is familiar with the ground you're about to cover to guide you across. You might need a supportive friend, or many, to cheer you on. Even if this kind of choice really isn't your style, I hope you find this story inspiring evidence of one possible way to go about effecting big, dramatic change through elective challenge. So much is possible for us if we can keep trying new approaches until we find the one that finally sparks the magic we need to boost us to the next level of joy and accomplishment in life.