The Power of Fear
Fear is one of the most powerful controlling forces. Frank Herbert was right when he wrote in Dune, "Fear is the mind-killer." Certainly fear has it's place. But we need to be mind-full not mind-less with our fear. Most of the time fear is used by those in power and positions of influence to push some agenda. And most of the people who listen allow their minds to be effectively killed (or at least numbed) to what is actually happening. The lose mindfulness as they let fear manipulate them. Watching and listening to some news is what inspired this post. Has anyone else noticed "news" changes over the summer? In the spring and early summer, s COVID cases decreased, reports of mass shootings increased. Then as summer progressed and COVID cases started to increase the reporting started shifting back to COVID. I haven't heard of a mass shooting in weeks. Fear is a way to move people in a desired direction. Fear is used to mold and shape your perception, opinio...