What is fear? The dictionary defines it as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or is a threat. One of my respected mentors, Mr. LeRoy Shuffler defined it as a F alse E xpectation A ppearing to be R eal Fear is one of the biggest single factors that deprives one of being able to achieve his/her full potential. We experience fear more as a result of our internal communication of mind rather than because of actual external factors. Fear is an unseen enemy that whispers negative thoughts into your mind, body and soul. It tries to convince you that you will not prosper and that you cannot achieve your full potential. Our lives can be compared to beautiful streams, which are destined to flow, grow in majesty to create wonderful features such as cascading waterfalls, and give nourishment and life to those in its path. Sometimes we let fear put up a small dam in our rivers of life and it causes us to have stu...
On the 6th day of 2017, I wanted to share with you my thoughts on the Middle Path. I hope that you thoroughly enjoy it! "The Middle path We all remember the story of Icarus, the son of the master craftsman Daedalus in ancient Greek mythology. Daedalus a master craftsman wanted to escape from Crete and fashioned for himself and his son wings made out of wax and feathers. He gave a warning to Icarus not to fly too close to the sun, or too close to the sea, but to follow Daedalus’ path of flight. Icarus got caught up with the wings, flew too close to the sun, the wax melted and he fell into the sea and drowned. There are significant insights from this story to help guide us. We, many times on many levels, want to escape one situation or the other. We want to make a change in our job, in our living situation, in ourselves. We sometimes feel as though we are trapped in a circle that we cannot escape, in circumstances or in relationships that no longer serve...
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