Tag: fear
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We Need a Lot More Hope in the World Right Now
It’s no secret to anyone who is actually paying attention to what’s going on in the world right now that things aren’t going very well. We’re living in a time of massive inflation, food shortages, skyrocketing fuel prices, rolling blackouts in major cities, and of course the return of the looming threat of total global […]
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Living With Irrational Fears
There are certain things that we all are afraid of. Physical injury or death are near the top of the list for just about everyone, and I’ve always heard that public speaking is most people’s absolute number one fear. However, some of us struggle with other fears that aren’t so normal or logical and it […]
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Hopelessness and How to Fight It
I am in a phase of my life where my future is uncertain. Despite the fact that things have always seemed to work out for me and I’ve never really had to face the fear of not having access to the income I need to survive, this upcoming period of my life is causing me […]
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Fear Propaganda
Is climate change really caused by humans? Are guns really as dangerous as we’re told? Is nuclear power too dangerous to use? It’s hard to know in our modern political climate. The truth is constantly obscured under a layer of sensationalism and fear. How are we to get to the objective facts when no one […]
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The Insidiousness of Laziness
I’ve always been very lazy. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t know this. From my earliest memories of hating to do chores to my current search for a new career, laziness is always at the forefront of my mind. It is the biggest hindrance to my life. Why? Because it is so hard […]