RAFAEL MARTINEZ
LIFE COACH - ARTIST - TEACHER
Week 1 : Fear Inventory
Instructions and tips;
Fear Inventory Template:
1. Find a private place to sit.
2. Pull up a blank piece of paper or a fresh doc on your computer.
3. Take a minute to reflect on a person, issue or experience that has been triggering or nagging you recently. This is the resentment you will start with - a resentment being a though that is "re-sent" again and again.
4. Write your inventory according to the format below
5. Meditate for 15 minutes
6. Call and read your inventory to a value neutral person
7. Tear up your inventory and throw it away, or delete the doc.
8. Repeat as needed!
Fear Inventory Structure
"God*, I am resentful at ___________ (person, institution, idea, experience), because:
i have fear that ______________________________
i have fear that ______________________________
i have fear that ______________________________ etc. (this can go on for pages)
At the end of your inventory, write this prayer:
God, I ask you to remove these fears. I pray only for knowledge of your will for us and your power to carry that out for _______________________ (the names of the people, things etc that showed up in your resentments)."
Example...
God, I am resentful at speaking in front of the room, because:
I have fear that I won't make sense
I have fear that I will look stupid
I have fear that I don't have the confidence necessary to do this job I have fear that I will be revealed as not good enough
etc.
God, I ask you to remove these fears. I pray only for knowledge of your will for us and your power to carry that out for me and speaking in front of the room.
Resistance; the refusal to accept or comply with something. In this case the resistance to feeling difficult emotions that inform certain behaviors or thought patterns. The manifestation of this resistance varies per person/situation, but can include; sleepiness, antsiness, irritability at random things around the person, and an irresistible and undeniable urge to get something to drink and/or use the facilities.
Ready to try it?!
Invitation: DAILY PRACTICE!!
Go ahead and try the Fear Inventory practice for the duration of the Fundamentals of Creativity module! Try it as a daily practice, reading it the same day you write it.
Good luck!!