How to Feel Safe: Dealing With Anxiety by Creating Your Own Security and Peace of Mind
Perhaps the greatest stress you will ever face is the impression that you can't protect yourself from life itself.
I have certainly had moments like this. A few years ago my husband and I went through two hurricanes, completing renovations on our house, putting it on the market, a cross-country move, and the death of my beloved grandmother all in a four week period (actually, all but one hurricane happened in one week). I have never been so stressed out in my life, and I began to notice that I was constantly looking over my shoulder, waiting for the next disaster to happen.
A BLIND Pole Vaulter? Incredible Inspiration for Living Fearlessly
I'm always amazed by the indomitable nature of the human spirit, but today's story is perhaps more shocking than most.
Perusing the web looking for inspirational stories, I ended up coming across a headline: Blind Pole Vaulter Flies Fearlessly. Curious as to how anyone could possibly DO such a thing, I clicked to read about how Charlotte Brown, 16 years old and legally blind, is competing at a high level in the sport. More importantly, what I also discovered is a treasure trove for how to live fearlessly AND parent kids who believe in their potential, not their obstacles.
Living Fearlessly in 2014: My First Ride-Along During an (Actual) Car Race
On January 11th, I climbed in a 2014 Corvette Sting Ray, strapped on a helmet, and rode along with a professional race car driver during an actual car race. How did this come about? And why did I do it? Well, it’s a bit of a story.
For 2014, instead of setting New Year’s Resolutions (which I despise), I decided to pick a word of the year, with the intention that I would focus on making all decisions in alignment with that word for the entire year.
My word?
“Fearless.”
Blazing Your Own Trail: You Can Get to Where You Want to Go Any Way You Want To
Have you ever been going along, personal life plan in place, goals in mind, when someone tells you, “That’s not the way to do it! You should do it this way!”?
I should think that you have, as I am certain that it is not possible to be human and to escape this experience.