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Conscious Aging: Living Without Fear

by Jeffrey Klausman

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This short reading asks us to imagine what it might be like to live without any trace of fear in our minds, to be free of all self-recrimination and doubt. As we age, we may find that we are less and less worried about what others think about us or have thought about us and that we are ready, at last, to let go of that voice that whispers to us of our inadequacy. In its place, we may find gentleness and an acceptance of ourselves, others, and the world. Music by Noru from Pixabay; photo by ELG21

AgingFearSelf AcceptanceInner PeaceSelf CompassionMindfulnessFear ReleaseMindfulness Imagery

Transcript

What would it be like to live without fear?

To embody each moment as we might don a soft bathrobe.

To have no thought anywhere in the cloudless sky of our minds of fear,

Of inadequacy,

Of any need to be other than we are.

What would it be like to let go of the faint nagging and insistent voice that whispers we are not enough.

That we must try to be different,

That we should be different.

In this soft meadow of being,

Far from the voice of recrimination,

Let us walk in the sunlight under this cloudless sky,

Unabashed and unafraid.

Meet your Teacher

Jeffrey KlausmanBellingham, WA, USA

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Recent Reviews

Susanne

August 29, 2025

Thank you for your wonderful words that came to me at a perfect time

AJG

March 13, 2025

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