by skimhenson | Mar 31, 2018 | fear, writing words to live by
“Once you know the emotional building blocks of anxiety, you can influence them.” Chip Conley from his article, Mastering The Anxiety Equation: A Remedy for Fearful Times (link included at the end of this blog post) I googled “anxiety” and up popped a funny meme. A...
by skimhenson | May 25, 2017 | emotions, fear, pain
“When life is stressful, do something to lift your spirits. Go for a drive. Go two or three thousand miles away. Maybe change your name.” Unknown “There’s a big difference between running toward something and running away from something,” was my daughter’s take on our...
by skimhenson | Sep 29, 2016 | choices and decisions, fear, procrastination, writing words to live by
“Don’t let yourself bring you down.” Unknown “I don’t know what’s wrong with me.” I say this too often. I repeat it again and again when, truth be told, I do know what’s wrong with me. And I know how to fix it, but I don’t do it. And that’s what’s wrong – I let myself...
by skimhenson | Jul 8, 2016 | fear
“What if I fail? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” Erin Hanson Since my ballet and clogging days, I’d wanted to dance upfront one more time. Teaching Zumba seemed a low stress way until my classes filled up. It’s not like I packed in hundreds of people, but the...
by skimhenson | Mar 10, 2016 | depression, fear, honesty, relationships, self-care
“I feel safer keeping a space, a gentle breeze between me and people, a buffer I like to think of as God.” S. Kim Henson When John accused me of isolating, he mixed up his words and instead said, “It concerns me how much you’re insulating yourself from others.” “I...
by skimhenson | Feb 4, 2016 | fear, getting your own life
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anaïs Nin In the series mentioned in my last blog post, Finish Your Book in 2016, Jerry B. Jenkins said, “List your fears so you can move on.” I’m fortunate...