Author
Optimism is the key. – Will Champion I am a creature of habit. I also am, as I say, a pessimistic optimist. When confronted with a decision of some consequence, Worry and Doubt are the first ones on the scene. They have been with me a long time; they know my pattern well. They subtly…
No man is an island. No man stands alone. – Dennis Brown The subject of my last three blogs, which can be found on my website, was whether or not to seek a second opinion after being diagnosed with cerebellitis. Fear played a major role, but it was not the sole motivator influencing my decision.…
Ambivalence (noun): the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. – New Oxford American Dictionary I believe that fear is an ambivalent emotion that influences our behavior in unexpected and/or conflicting ways. Fear most often is seen as preventing positive, desired actions; it also is capable of promoting the opposite…