A guest post by Stephanie Wetzel for Live Bold and Bloom

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear… And when it is gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear is gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” ~Frank Herbert

Fear is that tricky little emotion that can descend on us at the most inopportune of times. I believe it is one of the harshest emotions we face as humans. It blocks our potential, shifts our perspective, and can stop us in our tracks. When we fear, we feel it with our whole being.

Why is it that one of the greatest gifts we have—the power to change our lives—carries with it one of the hardest emotions to overcome?

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