My Year of Living Fearlessly!“When we know who we are, we can overcome our fears and insecurities. We surpass our smaller selves who suffer the slings and arrows of…
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Making Failure OkayA couple of years ago, Jennifer, my husband and I took our kids to a ropes course called Adirondack Extreme. It is described as an…
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Failure Is Always an OptionI have been reflecting recently on how often I hear, “Failure Is Not An Option.” From earnest motivational posters to hard-bitten action films, this phrase…
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Scared of Flying No More!Fear of flying is no joke–especially for kids! Here’s some advice to help children overcome aerophobia–most of which I put into practice with my own daughter to…
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Courage Challenge: Be Prepared and Carry a Walking Stick!Lion’s Whiskers offers this courage challenge: As an opportunity to practice what it would be like to put your physical courage muscles to work, we recommend discussing…
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Fear of Flying: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Feeling!My husband and I travel a lot with our kids. They’ve ridden in planes, trains, automobiles, bike trailers, RVs, and a hot air balloon; on…
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Does This Taste Funny to You?Not long ago I wrote about the giddy pleasures of the tall-tale form in the wildly exaggerated physical courage of Pecos Bill. Today I want…
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Pecos BillThis American tall tale – or collection of tales – comes from the great tradition of brag stories from the Wild West. Decades of cowboys…
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Plan BI have two anecdotes to share today, and then something to say about them. Last year, my friend B. shared a wonderful “Plan B” story…
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Making Friends with FearMe making friends with Fear As some of you dear readers may recall, I decided to adopt a fearless approach to life in 2012. Trust…
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