When Moses Raised his Magic Rod ...

At the moment when the Egyptian soldiers were approaching and the Jews were trapped by the Red Sea, Moses raised his magic rod and commanded the sea to part. Alas, for the first time since his magic trickery had started, nothing happened. Moses felt fear creeping up in him, but he regained composure instantaneously. He took the hand of his sister and together they plunged into the sea. Behold, the waters parted.

You may say a son or daughter of God does not deserve pain or fear, and of course you are right. The problem though, you are on a transition path to a higher spiritual plane, and as you remove your personality skin there will be a few rips and tears along the way. Feel your fear and do it anyway as Susan Jeffers says in her book, there is just no alternative as your spiritual path will lead you on a collision course with your ego.

There are two types of heroes, the dare devils and the ones who need a kick in the bud to do their life's mission. Michael Jordon was the kind who always took the ball from his fellow players to shoot the buzzer-beating hoop in the final play off game. Dare devil or ordinary mortal, everyone has to overcome the fear of not delivering at the crucial moment. Unfortunately, fear is part of the game, the sooner you accept it the better.

I am in the forecasting business and most of the time I enjoy a pretty relaxing working environment. But there are these moments when your investment idea is just one step away from ridicule as well as glory. One advantage a spiritual path traveler has is to get little nudges along the way. My Tao mostly puts me in a position that equips me for pretty much everything I face. Yet, the fear to be caught on the wrong side hasn't gone away. I believe if it did I would just become arrogant and no longer look for these priceless treasures my sisters and brothers offer me along the way.