Emotion or passion, such as love, hate, ambition, aspiration, courage and desire, all belong to the “feeling” side of the mind, and all are manifestations of elementary desire. Desire is at the bottom of all feeling. Before we can love or hate, there must be desire.
Fear is the parent of Worry, Hate, Jealousy, Anger, Discontent, Failure and all the rest. The man who rids himself of Fear will find that the rest of the brood has disappeared.
The only way to be Free is to get rid of Fear. Tear it out by the roots. The conquest of Fear is the first important step to be taken by those who wish to master the application of Thought Force.
So long as Fear masters you, you are in no condition to make progress in the realm of Thought, and you start to work at once to get rid of this obstruction.
You CAN do it – if you only go about, it in earnest. And when you have ridded yourself of the vile thing, life will seem entirely different to you – you will feel happier, freer, stronger, more positive, and will be more successful in every undertaking of Life. Taken from “Thought Vibrations” by William W. Atkinson
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