“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James
Browsing Tag: fear
“Letting go of my fear”
“My fears are the demons that come to me when I feel I can’t fight, conquering them is really the process of accepting them.” -Tadayoshi Inoue
“Fear is the block”
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” – Yoda
Confronting fear empowers personal growth
“Always do what you are afraid to do.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cycle of uncomfortable change
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky
Facing Fear and Worry
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Are You A Player-Hater or Game-Hater?
“Hate the sin, love the sinner.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Default to Truth and the Pain of Others
“…when we interpret the outward expressions and responses of others and we assume that this is how they really feel on the inside. We trust them.”