Recently, I was reminded of the “Fear of Happiness”. (I’d thought I’d put that particular fear out of my head. Funny how much like onions we all are. Peel one layer and there’s just another below it.)

It was a stunningly beautiful morning. In fact, the most spectacular day we’ve had all summer. A day where the sky was a brilliant blue, no clouds and the air was crystal clear! I was overjoyed to be able to experience such a day. It seemed like we hadn’t had a day like that in many years.

I wanted to express my gratitude for this amazing day and I found myself afraid. Yes, afraid… I had the fear that if I expressed my happiness over this beautiful clear day that the next day there would be a forest fire and we wouldn’t see the sky for weeks after.

Well, I expressed my gratitude anyway after Bob pointed out to me that what I was experiencing was the “Fear of Happiness”. I was afraid my happiness would trigger something bad …And not just in my life but in the lives of everyone in Montana, where I live, and the surrounding area. That was heavy!

The next day there was a little fire in the valley that was quickly put out. Although we haven’t had another day of the crystalline quality of the one before, we haven’t had any forest fires in the area and we can see the sky. I daily express my gratitude for that exceptional day and that we continue to have good air quality.

In Bob’s post “Fear of Happiness” I found these paragraphs most relevant to that incident:

Have you ever felt uncomfortable or had the feeling of dread when something good (that makes you feel happy) suddenly appears in your life?… Wondering when “its too good to be true” is going to kick in and bring everything back to the way it was?

Hey, I’ve been there. For many years I thought that I simply didn’t deserve joy and fulfillment in my life… So, I made sure that I didn’t have any. You see, when you honestly believe you don’t deserve good in your life you will sabotage whatever good does appear in your life… I know, I did it many times… And in those moments when I knew I was engaging in activities that would quickly undermine the good thing… It was as if I heard the combined voices of every negative person and bad experience from my past suddenly confirming that I was not worthy of happiness.

You can read the rest of the post here…

Because I experienced that amazing day, I was worthy of the experience. If you are experiencing something wonderful in your life and it’s making you afraid. Look at where the fear is coming from. You’re having the experience, that means you are worthy!

So remember: if you find yourself in a place where you’re afraid to acknowledge and be grateful for something wonderful that’s happening in your life, stop and recognize where that fear is coming from… your “Fear of Happiness”.

Take care and let us know if we can help,

Gwen Baran

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