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Fear of fear

This is the first article I have written here for a very long time.  Over three years, in fact.  I have, of course, in that time written for Unigon Plane and technical documentation for my day job as a technical architect and software developer, but to write about topics that impact us at the emotional…

Living with the choices we make

Our lives are a series of events that we experience.  Often those events require us to make a decision, to choose how to resolve the issue of that moment.  Everything that follows from there is the consequences of that choice.  Many times those choices will have a small impact; we ignore these as they are…

Overcoming fear

We are all guilty of being our own worst critic.  We fight with ourselves, the little voices of fear and hope, whispering in our ears.  And when we consider our options in a situation, we often build in our minds the worst case scenario rather than the best case, or even that which is most…

The journey within oneself

While I have previously discussed how we must be able to adapt to changes in our environment and situation, another we must be ready for is how we ourselves change. As we grow through life, and we accumulate new experiences, they form the framework by which we perceive the world around us.  We are not…

Never fear to fail

Failure.  Even the word can put shivers down our spines.  The thought of failing can be utterly paralyzing and can prevent us from even trying to achieve something that we know we can do. So why is it that we are so afraid of failing?  Is it that we are worried that we will be ridiculed by…

The power of positive thinking

For many people, it can sound a little facetious when they hear someone say to them “Think positive!”  They roll their eyes and think that it’s silly.  How can trying to be positive change anything? We are what we think.  When we are negative, we focus on the flaws in every possible solution to our dilemma and…