{"id":66827,"date":"2024-02-18T19:23:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T00:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=66827"},"modified":"2024-02-18T19:23:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T00:23:21","slug":"living-intentionally-the-power-of-choosing-love-over-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/lifestyle\/living-intentionally-the-power-of-choosing-love-over-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Intentionally: The Power of Choosing Love Over Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_66829\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66829\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66829\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Living-Intentionally-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Living-Intentionally-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Living-Intentionally-copy-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Living-Intentionally-copy-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Living-Intentionally-copy-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Living-Intentionally-copy-810x329.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Living-Intentionally-copy-1140x463.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-66829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Renee Trudeau<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I remember a few years ago pulling up at my local polling place to vote and seeing a long line wrap around the building. The anxiety in and around the voting space was thick and palpable. After ten minutes of waiting, I almost turned around and left.<\/p>\n<p>The tension and nervousness, I\u2019m sure, were caused by concerns around economic and political uncertainty, stress about the long lines and uneasiness about the outcome of the big election.<\/p>\n<p>I finally entered the building and scanned the room, pondering this. Then, I decided to create a shift. I dug deep for my friendliest voice, turned around and struck up a conversation with the woman behind me in line. Despite our outward differences and choice for president (evidenced by her t-shirt), we had a beautiful, real connection. We joked about our teenagers and talked about the state of healthcare in America. Our hour-long wait flew by and our conversation went a long way in helping to settle our nervous systems. Reaching out to connect was the smartest thing I had done all day.<\/p>\n<p>Most great spiritual teachers and traditions tell us we only ever have two choices in how we approach our lives and day-to-day interactions: from fear or from love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When relationships are viewed through the eyes of love, we:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 trust\u2014and allow those we love to follow their unique path (even if we don\u2019t agree)<br \/>\n\u2022 practice acceptance and let go (of parenting struggles, of who\u2019s right and so on)<br \/>\n\u2022 listen from our hearts in our interactions and respond in the moment<br \/>\n\u2022 communicate openly and are more receptive and flexible<br \/>\n\u2022 come from a prosperity mindset and see that there is always \u201cenough\u201d time, attention, space and resources<br \/>\n\u2022 see everyone\u2019s true essence, who they really are, not how they\u2019re acting in the moment<br \/>\n\u2022 are able to feel more compassionate towards ourselves and others.<\/p>\n<p>When relationships are viewed through the eyes of fear, we:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 try to control, manipulate and micromanage people and situations, thinking we always know best<br \/>\n\u2022 think things are good only when they\u2019re going \u201cour\u201d way<br \/>\n\u2022 operate from our heads and fall into over-thinking, criticizing and over-managing<br \/>\n\u2022 become reactive and get easily triggered<br \/>\n\u2022 respond negatively and see problems first, instead of acknowledging what\u2019s going well<br \/>\n\u2022 come from a poverty mindset and feel like there is never enough<br \/>\n\u2022 punish and judge others, and isolate ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Reading these extremes, who wouldn\u2019t want to choose love over fear? We all want to feel open, free, generous and fully available to one another. But it\u2019s easy to fall into old habitual patterns\u2014like feeling victimized, righteous, resentful or seeing what\u2019s wrong without acknowledging what\u2019s right. Choosing love over fear takes mindfulness\u2014even vigilance\u2014and a willingness to consciously choose this path, moment to moment. Again and again.<\/p>\n<p>Walking out of the voting location an hour and a half later, I was so grateful I had chosen love and connection instead of succumbing to fear. It was a powerful reminder that we always, at any point, can pause, shift and course-correct.<\/p>\n<p>We can choose to drop our fear-filled backpacks and step into a lighter, more open way of being. We can choose love.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ren\u00e9e Peterson Trudeau is an internationally known author\/speaker and retreat facilitator. Based in Brevard, she leads Wild Souls Authentic Movement and women\u2019s circles\/retreats. Join her April 26-28 for Awakening Your Wild Soul: A Women\u2019s Self-Renewal Retreat. Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/ReneeTrudeau.com.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ReneeTrudeau.com.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I remember a few years ago pulling up at my local polling place to vote and seeing a long line wrap around the building. The anxiety in and around the voting space was thick and palpable. 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