Browsing all posts in "fear".
Stop Worrying and Embrace Change
"You don’t have to be afraid of change. You don’t have to worry about what’s being taken away. Just look to see what’s been added."-Jackie Greer Just think how many hours we waste worrying about what might happen? When we’re so fearful of change, we not only cut ourselves off from an infinite number of [...]
How to Put Fear at Rest
"Of course people are afraid. But honestly facing that fear, seeing it for what it is, is the only way of putting it to rest." – Harvey Fierstein, three-time Tony Award winner, actor, writer and Gay Rights activist (born 1952) Let’s face it. We all have fear at some point in our lives. We are, [...]
Courage in Recovery
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage." – Seneca, Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (ca. 4 BC – 65 AD) Courage is something that most of us in recovery long ago learned to value. When we see courage displayed by others, we are often in awe, wondering where in the world they [...]
Overcoming Defeat
"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat." – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American author of novels and short stories, best-known as the author of The Great Gatsby (1896-1940) We all know about defeat. We’ve certainly felt it any number of times. Funny, though, how it always seems to creep up on us, often taking [...]
Get Comfortable with Change
“Nothing endures but change.” – Heraclitus, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who attempted to explain the nature of the universe by assuming that “logos,” or reason, was the underlying principle which guides all things (ca 535-475 BCE) A great many people are reluctant to embrace change. In the recovery community, however, the fear of change is [...]
