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We can't control the world, but we can control our reactions to it.

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Susan Jeffers
Age: 74 †
Born: 1938
Born: March 3
Died: 2012
Died: October 27
Psychologist
Writer
Hazleton
Pennsylvania
World
Reactions
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I said to myself: 'You mean all those people out there that I've been envying because they're not afraid to move ahead with their lives have really been afraid? Why didn't somebody tell me!?' I guess I never asked.
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The less you need someone's approval, the more you are able to love them.
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Aging allows us to drop the baggage. It is only through life experiences that our incredible power can be brought forward in all its glory.
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Every time you encounter something that forces you to “handle it,” your self-esteem is raised considerably. You learn to trust that you will survive, no matter what happens. And in this way your fears are diminished immeasurably.
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Shift from being afraid of making a mistake to being afraid of not making a mistake. If you are not making any mistakes, you are not learning or growing
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people who refuse to take risks live with a feeling of dread that is far more severe than what they would feel if they took the risks necessary to make them less helpless - only they don't know it!
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The knowledge that you can handle anything that comes your way is the key to allowing yourself to take risks. ... security is not having things it's handling things.
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If you are not enjoying yourself, you are wasting time.
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there's nothing as powerful as a made-up mind!
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If everybody feels fear when approaching something totally new in life—yet so many are out there doing it despite the fear—then we must conclude that fear is not the problem.
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One step at a time is enough for me. Impatience is simply a way of beating yourself up.
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Remember that underlying all our fears is a lack of trust in ourselves.
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Take a risk a day - one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it.
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The truth is: If you knew you could handle anything that came your way, what would you have to fear. The answer is: NOTHING!
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By learning to trust your intuition, miracles seem to happen. Intuitive thoughts are gifts from the higher self.
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So commit! Commit yourself to pushing through the fear and becoming more than you are at the present moment. The you that could be is absolutely colossal.
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Saying yes means getting up and acting on your belief that you can create meaning and purpose in whatever life hands you.
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Dancing with life is moving into the flow of our experiences - good or bad - with a feeling of harmony, trust, guidance and love.
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Rejection never feels good, but it certainly hurts less when we are not needing something from the person who is rejecting us.
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