How many of us let fear
run our lives? Every day you can see advertisements for new medications for
illnesses that (according to some statistic) one out of every five people will soon
have. If you are not diabetic now, you soon will be. Every ache, pain or
headache could lead to an incurable disease. It is no wonder that we fear
going to the doctor for a checkup. Our fear of the unknown lets us live with
back aches, headaches that never go away, and pains in our chest that we call
indigestion. If we all looked hard enough, we would see that we let fear run
many aspects of our lives from health, to relationships to our jobs.
Fear is not an easy
thing, but if we tackle it one day at time we may defeat it. Maybe you
aren't feeling well and are afraid to find out why. Remember there are people
who care about you and will be there for you no matter what. Are you being
passed over for someone younger with a degree at your job? Think about
going back to school one class at a time.
I worked in the Human
Service field as an Executive Administrative Assistant for twenty-five
years. I figured that my experience was
as good as any degree. However in the
real world, my experience meant nothing without the degree to back it up. I lived
in fear of being the first to get let go when the budget was cut and fear of
losing my job to someone younger with a degree. So I faced my fear and went
back to school. At 52 I got my Associates,
at 56 I received my Bachelor’s and at 61 I received my Master’s in Business
Administration. This is how I faced by
fear, how will you face yours???
Shirley
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