So I heard a quote on a netflix show that i love called "Anne with an E"...She said something along the lines of "Once you bring something into the light the nightmares aren't so scary without all the darkness". To me this is so simple yet so freaking profound! This is basically describing mindfulness. Once we bring the unconscious thoughts and patterns into our conscious awareness (the light) it diminishes the power of anything that was being fueled by the repetitive, unconscious fear based programs of our unconscious minds(the darkness). The "light" of awareness brings clarity, and when you are able to see things clearly as they truly are, all the misconceptions, speculations, fears and doubts are exposed and fade away. What you are left with is the truth of the present moment without all the filters of judgement or fear, just the moment as it is...