Fear is a word in which is commonly associated with discomfort, distress, and overall negativity. In today's society, the feeling and emotion of fear is a common part of our every day lives, this being so, fear is not purely negative. I find it interesting that an emotion in which actually helps us to survive and thrive is put into the category of negativity. Think about it this way, if you may, fear sometimes prevents people from doing things they desire or chasing after their dreams, but fear is also sometimes the adrenaline and drive needed to go out and pursue those dreams and desires. Fear acts as a barrier of the mind when we consider something harmful, the fear encourages a step back and greater thinking. Fear can be a wake up call in a bad situation that we may not have realized was even bad. Fear can also give us the push to make choices to better ourselves despite being scared of what others may think. The emotion of fear is one taken many ways, but if we have the opportunity to view it positively, shouldn't we take the opportunity and use this aspect of fear now as a light, a drive and a purposeful feeling not only in our own lives but in the lives of those around us as well?
Often times when you think about "love", where does your mind go? For some of us it might be the love shared between a couple or a family, friends etc. Rarely however do we think about ourselves. The world can feel like its spinning a million miles an hour, I know mine is. We spend so much time making sure everyone else is okay that we often times neglect ourselves. We love everyone and try to make sure they know that, but what about making sure we know we love ourselves? That were happy with who we are? You may be thinking I've gone crazy right now trying to tell you to love yourself lol. I'm serious though, we are our biggest critics and I feel like we spend so much time critiquing ourselves that we forget to be happy with who we are. We tend to excuse mistakes of ones we care about, as we should but then we dwell on our own mistakes and let them tear us apart. We need to show ourselves the compassion we show others and we need to be comfortable with who we are as ...
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