Turn on the faucet. Wash yourself with the emotion. It wonโt hurt you. It will only help. If you let the fear inside, if you pull it on like a familiar shirt, then you can say to yourself, โAll right, itโs just fear, I donโt have to let it control me. I see it for what it is".
Mitch AlbomDon't cling to things, because everything is impermanent... But detachment doesn't mean you don't let the experience penetrate you. On the contrary, you let it penetrate you fully. That's how you are able to leave it...You're afraid of the pain, you're afraid of the grief... But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing yourself to dive in, all the way, over your head even, you experience them fully and completely.You know what pain is. You know what love is. "All right. I have experienced that emotion. I recognize that emotion. Now I need to detach from that emotion for a moment.
Mitch Albom