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Our Fears Rob Us from Living
Fear is the feeling of being completely out of control in desperation when facing a perceived or real threat completely outside one’s comfort zones. Some look at fear as an eminent life threatening situation but there are far more subtle fears that we face every day. We sometimes fear failure or fear the loss of a job or fear things happening that appear to pose a threat to our familiar way of life. Some fear heights or the fear of robbery or murder in their homes… Continue reading →
The End of Life or Beginning of Living?
When I was diagnosed with Gleason 9 prostate cancer I thought it was the end of the world. For the first time in my life I had to face the realities of my mortality and confront the demons of darkness and death. I always had a morbid fear of death and now was confronted with that possibility. This is how I overcame the fear of death and dying. Continue reading →