Sunny Side Up: Don't let emotions tell you what to do


Sometimes, you really want to make a change in your life but your emotions hold you back in fear. — 123rf.com

What do you do when you really want to make a change in your life but your emotions hold you back in fear?

The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wrote that “anxiety is the dizziness of freedom”, pointing to that sense of being overwhelmed that can arise in us when we’re faced with uncertainty and a lack of order.

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