Archive for the 'Insecurity and Confidence' Category

Feeling Trapped

 We have cats. By their instinctive nature they chase things. Humans aren’t much different. Once in a while we will take out a pen sized laser pointer and put a red dot on the floor. The cats go after it. We point the laser light up and down the hallway and the cats chase the [...]

Jealousy Question

 Ask Gary, I wrote to you about a week ago about how my jealousy issue and how I have a problem with my girlfriends past, and how that is very hypocritical of me because my past is less pure then hers. I have taken your advice and picked up “The Four Agreements” and “The Voice [...]

Real Courage

 I previously posted about what we typically learn to think of as courage. In that post I shared how my previous understanding of courage fell apart. The awareness and insight that I got from a Marine Corp Staff Sergeant helped me understand that what we often associate with heroic acts could just as easily be [...]

Courage

 What is courage? This definition of courage is as good as any other. “Courage is a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear.” Then there is the more profound understanding that you can be afraid and still have courage. Mark Twain said, “Courage is not the absence of [...]

Facing Fear

 I’m in my final year , of high school and today I got one my quizzes back (worth around 2-4%). I realized I had gotten a 60% and a 69% on two different parts. At this time, a realization struck me: if I continue on like this (exams in just two weeks!) I’m going to [...]