The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR is right, but the quote has become over-used to the point of being trite.
Allow me to offer an update of sorts:
The only thing we have to fear is not doing that which matters to us and isn’t actually scary.
“I’m a failure.” I failed. Things didn’t turn out exactly like I thought at the outset. I learned something about my goal and my choices along the way. There is no such thing as “failure;” everything produces results. I have examined my inputs (thoughts, beliefs, exclusions, inclusions, emotions, moods, choices and non-choices) and results. I…
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