Of course Ill hurt you. Of course youll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence means accepting the risk of absence.

I wonder if fears ever really go away or if they just lose their power over us.

There are two basic motivating forces fear and love. When we are afraid we pull back from life. When we are in love we open to all that life has to offer with passion excitement and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.

Praying because youre afraid is not like praying because you have faith. Faith and fear never meet. If you are faithful and still feel scared its whether youre not praying right or not praying at all.

At these words I was utterly stupefied and terror-stricken. I thought to myself With what tongue shall I address such majesty seeing that all men ought to tremble in the presence of even an earthly prince Who am I that I should lift up mine eyes or raise my hands to the divine Majesty The angels surround him. At his nod the earth trembles. And shall I a miserable little pygmy say I want this I ask for that For I am dust and ashes and full of sin and I am speaking to the living eternal and the true God.

Today is a new day Let today be the day you free your mind from the prison of self doubt. Your thoughts can either hinder you or propel you to the next level. Precautions are necessary to maintain your safety and well-being. But fear and precautions are two different things. When you are afraid your doubt is increased. Do what makes you happy in order to satisfy the core of your existence. Fear to be afraid of something or someone whether the threat is real or imaginedPrecaution a measure taken in advance to prevent something from happening prudent foresightDoubta feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction

Never mistake the uncomfortable feeling of insecurity and the fear of the unknown with the Holy Ghosts promptings. Sometimes those feelings are simply Satan keeping you stuck where you are because he knows you will have a half-life there. He knows that you will spend half of your life disconnected discontented and convincing your mind of what its heart will never accept. He knows when you have settled gave up and didnt try. Inaction is his greatest weapon while regret is his second.

The moment you start to fear God is the moment demons begin to fear you.

Discouragement fear and depressionthree villains who lurk in the dark.They slip inside souls with a blindfold and goals to shatter your dreams and extinguish your spark.Their tactics are highly effective.They crush a great many each day.And under their spell it is easy to dwellOn fiascoes and failures that end in dismay.The heart and the mind are left heavy.The last speck of will is erased.And nothing stays on when these villains are gonebut a mouthful of bile with the bitterest taste.Alas You must conquer the scoundrelsElude dodge and keep them at bayTo feel fear slink in boring under your skinis a sign that his brothers are well on their way.So reach for your weapons against themTake hope and hard work in each handStrap faith on your hips and a prayer on your lipsand show those debasers how firmly you standDiscouragement fear and depressionthe truth should be known of these cads.Theyre empty and weak it is your strength they seek.Deny them and life is your wish in the bag.

Anything you want to do is possible fear is not meant to prevent but to motivate your heart into the life you naturally think is improbable