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.
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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours. — Swedish proverb
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…
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. — Bertrand Russell
Consider an area of your life that is filled fear and figure out one action you can take to let that fear go.
Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love. — Rainer Maria Rilke
Today, do something that frightens you.
Reflection on Oslo Attacks: Overcoming Fear
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.
