Brigitte Ranae

It's time.

Some of the greatest advice I ever gave myself was:

"Mature through it!"

I cried, "Please God, guide me"

He gently whispered, "I Am"

Question Posed: How do you handle fear and faith?

Having met and worked with thousands of people, I realized through studying human behavior, that fear stems only from the need to control. I manage fear and faith first, through the realization that I am not in control of everything, and let the need to control go. Second, I do what I can, with what I have, where I am, and find contentment in that. Thirdly, I have hope in man for empathy and pure collaborations. When that fails, I do not personalize or fret, but accept, smile, and continue living in my own authenticity. Lastly, I trust Creator with the rest and while living everything in between, because ultimately, therein lies my fate and future. I keep firmly to faith in myself, others, and most importantly, Creator.

This approach brings such peace and joy after surviving extreme poverty and abuse as a child, PTSD and debilitating anxiety from past traumas (in childhood and adulthood). I am now medication free and have the courage to do anything I please. I've traveled in and out of the country, no longer need Xanax when I fly, drive anywhere I please, ride in elevators, and do things that were mere wishes before healing.

I've parasailed in the Florida Keys, ziplined over the Royal Gorge, road a horse on the raw beaches of Monterey Bay, walked the streets of New York City, floated into the mist of Niagara Falls, driven 50+ mph on a four-wheeler on the raw beaches of Oregon, hiked into the most amazing sunset at Cape Flattery and hiked in the darkest of dark and wild deep woods back, enjoyed the beautiful mountainous scenes of Colorado from a hot air balloon, cruised to many islands, and my story continues.

Fear has no control over me because I don't control everything; only what I can for the rest isn't my business, it's Creator's. Through many sufferings, I've realized, that He does a fine job taking care of all the things that I cannot control, which is the vast majority of everything. When anxiety rears its ugly head on occasion, I process it quickly (sometimes with the help of a fellow life coach or counselor) and move on with livin and lovin. Life doesn’t have to be so difficult. Fear only has the control I allow it. Faith is the freedom I cling to firmly.

Cheers to Reducing Life’s Pressures,
~Brigitte Ranae