A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work. – John Lubbock Worry and guilt are powerful emotions that often become overwhelming and physically and mentally draining. This has been the case for me regarding many adverse afflictions in my life. Cerebellitis and its aftermath is unquestionably one of the predominant ones.…

Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes. – Hugh Prather  At the end of my first year in college, I found myself on the horns of a dilemma. A fear of change led to worry, guilt, and indecision. These feelings were not new to me, but they never seemed…

Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear. – Corrie Ten Boom  As a child, teenager and young adult I experienced bouts of worry that were common among most people my age. Looking back on those years, I now realize that my encounters with worry were more frequent, intense, and…

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. – Babe Ruth  In my last blog, Doing It Afraid, I wrote about coming face-to-face with a particular fear and acting in spite of it. Today’s blog tells a different story.  After spending a month in the hospital being diagnosed and treated for cerebellitis,…

The Bible says to ‘fear not,’ but this doesn’t mean you should never feel scared. It means when you do feel fear, keep going forward and do what you are supposed to do. Or as I like to say, do it afraid. – Joyce Meyer  After contracting cerebellitis, I spent a month in the hospital. Physical…

Fear is the most debilitating emotion in the world, and it can keep you from ever truly knowing yourself and others- its adverse effects can no longer be overlooked or underestimated. Fear breeds hatred, and hatred has the power to destroy everything in its path. – Kevyn Aucoin   Fear is a powerful emotion. It…

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. – Sun Tzu  In 1984, because I did not know what was wrong with me, I was afraid of manic depression. Four years later, again faced with the unknown, I was afraid of cerebellitis. Once diagnosed, however,…

Fear is a wonderful teacher and a lousy master. – Lolly Daskal  Fear can be a dominating, threatening, constraining force capable of making one’s life virtually unbearable if left unchallenged, and failing to seek out and identify its cause. Although there have been, and still are, many reasons for me to cross paths with Fear…

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. – Mahatma Gandhi These concepts, these values, these virtues are what distinguish human beings from every other living thing on this earth. It is inherent within us to come to the aid of those who are suffering, those in need. This…

Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to help you grow. – Caroline Myss  “Friend Or Foe?” was the title of last week’s blog which was posted on my website. I questioned whether Fear was an advocate or an adversary. Today’s blog continues in that…