Our fears can come true even if we hide from them. Whether we face our fears with courage or we do our best to ignore, deny, or run away from them, they still may manifest. What value, then, is there in hiding from our fears? Hiding does not actually make that which we fear go…
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Freedom From Expectations
We sometimes mistakenly associate our freedom with freedom from expectations. We tell ourselves that their expectations are holding us back from being free, from doing what we want, and from being who we want because what they want from us and who they expect us to be limits our ability to have things utterly and…
Unwanted Freedom
People tell us they do not love us in different ways. Some tell us in words, some in actions, some in absence, distance, or time. But, when they tell us they do not love us, regardless of how they do so, we should believe them. Trying to convince them otherwise will only prolong the inevitable. …
A Commitment To Integrity
Not all battles are not meant to be won. The best way forward is not always through. Sometimes we need to step back, regroup, and look at things from a different perspective. Commitment to a direction, an idea, or a relationship is important if we want to be successful with it. Nothing worthwhile is accomplished…
The Difficult Thing Is For Something
Do the difficult thing first, but do not stop there. As children, we want to have fun. We want to play. We want to do what is easy, what feels good, and what makes us feel free. We want what we want immediately, with no compromise, and we want to be able to change our…