Category: One Fear A Day
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#5 One Fear A Day – Having No Travel Plans
I used to travel like this. I’d get 3 weeks off from work to take my annual vacation, then I’d pad the vacation with unpaid days off, accumulated unpaid overtime, or long weekends. I’d pore through a recommended guidebook, then scribble out an agenda. So, for example, going to Turkey: Day 1 – Land in Istanbul…
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#4 One Fear A Day – The Fear Of Making BIG Decisions
One of the things I joke about with my Japanese friends is how I find some Japanese to be yujufudan (優柔不断) or indecisive, to which they all wholeheartedly agree. It could be out of their innate politeness, but whenever I ask questions such as “What do you want to eat?”, “What do you want to do…
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#3 One Fear A Day – Forgiveness And Fear
I was talking to an acquaintance recently, and she recanted a story to me. Her father had died in a retirement home a while back, and she felt very strongly that the caretakers were to blame. As I heard the story, I understood that yes, there was the possibility the caretakers held some responsibility, though…
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#2 One Fear A Day – 5 Small Fears To Face Early This Year
Facing fears isn’t a simple task at all. Why is that? Often times, we think that facing fears means doing something big and daunting, like changing careers, confronting a bad relationship, or moving to another country. In my slice of reality, I find that tackling small fears on a daily basis is the better way…
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#1 One Fear A Day – Fear Of The Unknown
Today, I’m going to start a sub-series on my website entitled “One Fear A Day”. Over the course of the past few years, I’ve written a number of heartfelt posts on risingbean, and I am deeply, deeply grateful for all you who have followed me, offered feedback, contributed comments, shared my work, and have encouraged…