“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” ― Tagore Have you ever watched a small child suddenly fall or get startled and then immediately look to the parent as if to see whether the parent is alarmed or not? Here’s what frequently happens, if the parent registers alarm and great concern, the...
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“What We Achieve Inwardly, Will Change Our Outer Reality.” – Plutarch The greatest statistical fear for most people isn’t death. It’s public speaking! If you consider that factoid, take a guess at how many fit into that category who may find themselves in a position to have to speak publicly at SOME point in their lives. They look at those...
Read More“Great Performance Is Only Possible When The Heart Is On Fire and The Mind Is On Ice.” Arturo Toscanini In our last blog posting, we looked at “The Debilitating Effects of Fear and How to Move Past Them.” In this one, we’re going to examine the only other thing that ever motivates us: “Love!” No matter what we’re doing, it’s either...
Read More“The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself!” Franklyn Delano Roosevelt It turns out that FDR was absolutely right……at least PARTIALLY so, anyway. Fear is indeed something to avoid unless you’re actually in danger and need to attend to it! But here’s the typically accompanying, paradoxical rub: Like fearing anything,...
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