Category Archives: fear

Fear

Posted on July 8, 2016 by jeneanecommonplacebook

Fear is often disguised as moral outrage. Judy Blume requoted from Reader’s Digest, October 2013 issue, page 168

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The Hero and The Coward

Posted on August 9, 2015 by jeneanecommonplacebook

The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It’s the same thing – fear – but it’s what you do with it that … Continue reading →

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Thoughts by Leo Rosten

Posted on July 31, 2015 by jeneanecommonplacebook

In some way, however small and secret, each of us is a little mad. Everyone is lonely at bottom and cries to be understood but we can never entirely understand someone else and each of us remains part stranger, even … Continue reading →

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The Brave & Bold; The Timid & Cowardly

Posted on July 30, 2015 by jeneanecommonplacebook

The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone. Tacitus

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