This blog is my first attempt at breaking the chains- FACING MY FEARS.
The brain can become weak from lack of exercise. The results are dysfunction, fear, anxiety, and depression. If I was taking a mult. choice test, the answer would be (d) all of the above. You exercise your brain by making decisions & taking control control of your life. YOU CAN'T BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT FACING YOUR FEARS. That's some pretty powerful rhetoric!
HERE'S A SHORT LIST OF MY FEARS:
(Fear of...)
Making friends (FOR)
Losing weight (FOF/FOU)
Going unfamiliar places (FOU)
Fear of driving- (Don't no why???)
Visiting distant friends/family (Flying-FOU)
Being alone (FUO- stay in unhealthy relationships)
Dating opposite sex(FOR)
Moving to another town/state (FOU)
Expressing my opinions (FOR)
Being creative (FOF)
Going deeper in my faith (FOU)
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FOR=fear of failure
FOU=fear of unknown
FOS=fear of succeeding
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Fear of succeeding would be if I made a wreath to hang on my wall, and somebody came over and said that they liked it, and could I make them one? It's ok to fail when you're making something for yourself, but it's gotta be PERFECT when it's for somebody else.
Per chapter 13- By using TOOLS, you WILL overcome FEARS. First you have to identify them. Got it. I'm gonna turn on the lightbulb now. Work on strengthening my brain- Life can be anything I want it to be!
Sandy
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So really...
that is great! You actually just have 3 fears! Fear of failure, fear of the unknown, and fear of success. Which one will you start with? How do you tell the difference between the success and failure thing? Which one drives you more? I can relate to your fears btw~!
Hugs,
misty
3 Fears!
Thanks for the comment, Misty! Actually... I have 3 TYPES of fears, and many fears in the categories. Looks like FUO wins out! FUS would be me having a talent or gift. If somebody found out, they would have higher expectations of me and my insecurities would kick in and I'd question my competence. So that would produce a FOF OR FOR. Hope that makes sense! You'd have the "combo-fear!" LOL
So, from my list, it looks like FUO "drives" me the most. See "Fear of Driving" above! (FOU)
I am SO pathetic! I should be the "Poster Child" for TTL! I must be in the right place, huh?
SANDY
Wow
I just joined today and I'm so glad I did. Reading this gives me a bit of strength to tackle my issues--Controling my Emotions and getting rid of my Insecurities. I know that if I don't tackle these things and get them out of my system I will not be happy. I've waited too long and I'm tired of doing nothing to grow into the wonderful, confident woman I'm destined to be!
Are you always on?