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Excerpt from: Storm Fear by Roy H. Williams1. Fear of Decision.ANTIDOTE: Knowledge of Purpose"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." – Howard Thurman Mark Twain said it more sharply: "I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want." 2. Fear of StruggleANTIDOTE: Commitment"Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies." – Howard Thurman Show me a person without commitment and I’ll show you a person bored out of their wits. "I have noticed that there is no dissatisfaction like that of the rich. Feed a man, clothe him, put him in a good house, and he will die of despair." – John Steinbeck Most people think commitment is a consequence of passion. But it’s the other way around. Passion is a product of commitment. If your life is without passion, make a commitment. "When I hear somebody sigh that life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'" – Sydney J. Harris 3. Fear of FailureANTIDOTE: Laughter and a Sense of Wonder"If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder... he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in." - Rachel Carson "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist, that is all." – Oscar Wilde "Do not take life too seriously - you will never get out of it alive." – Elbert Hubbard "But why think about that when all the golden land's ahead of you and all kinds of unforeseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make you glad you're alive to see?" – Jack Kerouac 4. Fear of DeathANTIDOTE: Celebrating the Ordinary"Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin." - Grace Hansen "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." - Terry Pratchett "And here's a secret I learned six summers ago, lying in a ditch beside the road, covered in my own blood and thinking I was going to die: you go out broke. Everything's on loan, anyway. You're not an owner, you're only a steward. So pass some of it on." – author Stephen King, speaking to the graduating class of the University of Maine, May 7, 2005 The young rabbi who spoke about dancing in the rain originally said it this way, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble (storms.) But be of good cheer; (learn to dance in the rain,) for I have overcome the world.” Roy H. WilliamsComments
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