Ep 12: "Facing Fears and Shifting Gears" Zen Habit #7: Look in the Direction You Want to Go, Not Where You Don't Want to Go"

My Zen Motorcycle Habit #7 "Look in the Direction You Want to Go, Not Where You Don't Want to Go" is probably my favorite. It is the one thing that really helps with the "fight or flight" fear response, not just on the motorcycle, but in life as well.When you think of what you want in life, are you actually thinking in terms of what you don't want? "I don't want to be vulnerable", "I don't want to be rejected", "I don't want to be poor", "I don't want to end up homeless", "I don't want to lose my job", "I don't want to crash my motorcycle"Or are you thinking in terms of what you do want? "I want to find love", "I want to be where I belong", "I want to be financially stable", "I want to have a nice home", "I want to make a living doing my life's calling", "I want to ride a motorcycle".********************************"Facing Fears and Shifting Gears" is a podcast about mental health, neurodiversity, and changing our perspective when life brings us challenges, in order to heal and thrive!My name is Leslie Reyes, and I'm the author of the IndieBRAG award-winning Amazon best-seller, "The Zen of Learning to Ride a Motorcycle: How I Faced My Fears, Shifted Gears, and Found Healing from Anxiety, Codependency, and Depression."I have worked as a psychiatric and chemical dependency nurse, yoga teacher, and I'm also a motorcycle enthusiast. I have seen mental illness up close, first as the daughter of a schizophrenic mother and later through my own personal mental health struggles.I never expected a motorcycle would one day be the guru I needed to change my life habits and finally learn to trust myself. I live with my husband, our five motorcycles, and two dogs in Northern California. This is a podcast about mental health, neurodiversity, and changing our perspective when life brings us challenges, in order to heal and thrive! (This podcast is not a substitute for mental health care or autism treatment).Website: https://www.lesliereyesauthor.comBuy my audiobook here: https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Lea....rning-Ride-Motorcycl you for joining me!