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Facing Fears… and Trying Not to Throw Up
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Facing fears can come in various sizes. There can be enormous fears, like getting out of toxic relationships because a fear of being alone outweighs the alternatives. And we can also be facing fears that some may consider silly, like spiders, clowns or traveling too far from home. Yes, the latter group is silly to some, yet provoking of cold sweats…
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How Survival Instinct & Comfort Zones Screwed Us Up
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Human beings are wired with a survival instinct. Some call it our reptilian brains and many are quick to reference Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as evidence. There has been a lot of more recent neuroscience to further affirm this human need for survival at all costs. This human nature, though, blurs the line between…
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When You Have No Choice, You May Surprise Yourself
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“Hey, when you ain’t got a choice, you might be surprised at what you can do.” This is what Rodney said to me one evening in the parking lot of an Autozone. I had recently met Rodney, a scrufty fellow who had maybe three full outfits to his name, no regular employment to speak…
