JUDY BLUME

When we face our fear, to discover what it is and where it comes from, we can begin to heal. First, we must be gentle with ourselves as we transition from living with fear into managing it. 

Fear will always be there, but there is a way to handle it that supports our best selves.

Many of us imprison ourselves in a self-made world of denial, not able to confront our own failings. We end up blaming others, or the world for our own shortcomings, just to avoid our deepest fears, like shame and a sense of worthlessness.

Our inability to confront our feelings of inad...

• Our purpose sets our priority and our priority determines the productivity our actions produce.
• Who we are and where we want to go determine what we do and what we accomplish.
• How circumstances affect us depends on how we interpret them as they relate to our ...