As I said in my first blog, I've always felt that writing isn't my forte... so as a form of punishment my lovely partners in business decided to make me write another one.

And they also gave me a specific topic ... Fear. I wonder why they thought that I'd be right one for this delicate, distressing, negative emotion? Ok ... so here we go ...

This four-letter word is surely the main dish in everybody's menu. It may come in so many different shapes and forms but the paralysing effect that fear can project on everyone is the same.

I don't know what kind of fears you have, but I'm pretty sure that whatever they are they all boil down to the same thing ... survival!

What I've just said might sound pretentious, but take a minute to think about it ... and you'll probably end up agreeing with me.

Fear of the dark, fear of public speaking, fear of not succeeding or even succeeding, fear of snakes...fear of being alone in this life.

You name it and you'll see they all lead to the fear of death and therefore not existing.

OMG! I feel stuck now and I'm afraid of not being able to untangle myself from what I've just said.

Fear is the ability to recognise danger and flee from it or confront it. Also known as the Fight or Flight response.

I believe that in my life I've experienced all the shapes and forms of fear since the age of three. Living in a very dysfunctional family that instead of protecting me and helping me through life, exposed me to all the dangers of life...

I soon had to learn to recognise those dangers and take personal responsibility for protecting myself. I would've gone bonkers if I hadn't! And maybe even chosen to stop living.

So what's my point?

Despite everything, I've managed to get to 44 years, but with several cuts and bruises! I'm not trying to big myself up here.

Fear is a subject dear to my heart and I'm keen to explore how we get past it. One of the biggest blocks in our lives.

As a therapist, one of my clients once asked me "what's the greatest thing that you'd like to do?" "Remove fear" was my answer.

Rightly or wrongly, I think many of us have the tendency to give ourselves up to our fears. Allow them to take control and eventually freeze us in situations where the way out is practically invisible.

Well... my experience and those of other great people I know, like Jude and Kate, are that fears can be challenged and fought to make the best out of our lives. To free ourselves and be liberated from that paralysing sensation of living in a limbo ...

It doesn't matter how tough everything looks... for as long as we're breathing, there's always a light at the end of the tunnel that's worth walking towards. We have to find the strength and reach outside our own narrow view of the present situation. To step away from our fear for just a moment. Pause long enough to find the slightest faith in the universal truth ... that this too has its purpose in the great scheme of things. And to know that the lesson being presented to us, if learned, will fortify us and bring us closer to our mission in life.

I'd love to hear from you guys and about your own experiences.