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Many of us live with
discomfort because we are afraid
of the unknown. We would much
rather suffer from the devil we
know than venture into uncharted
territory. Many of us fail to
understand that one of the most
beautiful things in life is the
uncertainty that each day
brings.
It is time to be
courageous and wear our heart on
our sleeve. The more we
acknowledge our shortcomings,
the greater our foundation for
achieving our full potential and
living a more fulfilling life.
Let us learn from the following
words of wisdom inspired by the
writings of Matthew Jones.
Many of us chase success
because without money or degrees
our deep-seated fear of being a
failure is confirmed. We care
more about what other people
think than about what we think
and it is destroying our
confidence. We desperately want
approval from others and we are
willing to sacrifice aspects of
our true self to receive it.
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We avoid
dealing with our
emotional issues
despite knowing that
they cause problems
for everyone. We are
terrified of being
seen for who we
really are so we
wear a masquerade
that helps us feel
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We are terrified
of the sense of emptiness inside
ourselves, so we fill our life
with distractions to keep
ourselves occupied. We blame
other people for our problems so
that we can feel better about
our own shortcomings. We get
angry at aspects and traits of
others that we identify with.
We enhance our image on
social media to mask our
feelings of inadequacy. We
pressure ourselves to be perfect
or care for others because that
is the only way we could receive
love from others.
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We chase
happiness by
purchasing materials
because we are
convinced that, we
are not enough. We
allow our inner
critic to ridicule
us because it's the
only way we know to
create motivation.
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We create problems to
solve because it's the only way
we know how to be in the world.
We stick with what is known and
suffer, instead of trying
something new, because we are
terrified of uncertainty.
We won't practice the
advice we give others because we
would rather fit in than
practice what we preach and
stand out. We don't want to
engage in therapy because we
would be forced to admit that we
not OK and everything is not in
our control.
We don't engage in deep
conversations because we are
afraid to admit that we have no
idea what we are doing in life.
We pretend that we know
the "right way" of doing things
but we fear that we will die and
discover that we got it all
wrong.
By Tim Pedrosa
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We fake
smile at others when
we don't want to
because we know that
our feelings are not
important to other
people. We hate the
way our body looks
and our emotional
pain is directly
related to our fear
of death.
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