Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love. — Aristotle
Do what is right not because you fear the consequences of doing otherwise, but because you love what is right and true.
Do what is right not because you fear the consequences of doing otherwise, but because you love what is right and true.
Take some time to list the things you are thankful for in your life. Maybe even jot them down on a piece of paper. Then…
Consider an area of your life that is filled fear and figure out one action you can take to let that fear go.
Today, do something that frightens you.
Ever since the Oslo attacks my heart has started racing a little faster every time I board the U-Bahn in the morning. It races even faster when I disembark and make the 10-minute walk through the incredibly tourist-dense section of Berlin where I work. Pushing past Gypsies, I scan German, American, and British tourists’ faces checking out the remains of the Berlin Wall and can’t help but wonder, could something like that ever happen here? Oslo is such a sleepy European city; surely Berlin has to be an even bigger target. Quite frankly, it scares me.
I try to quiet my racing thoughts when they start circling irrationally. I hate that when I am afraid I feel like I am letting the terrorists win.