To Send or Not to Send

I’ve been doing a lot of things that scare me lately. I’ve been speaking up and speaking out more than ever before. Even though I have thoughts like: What are they going to think of me? What if they don’t like me? What if I’m wrong?

Worry is Useless

Last night, before I fell asleep, I started worrying about a loved one. After a few minutes, I noticed I was worrying and I decided to do something different, since I believe worry is useless.

Instead of worrying, I step back and look at my thoughts. I realize they are very unlikely to be true and I decide to think different thoughts that are true. Thoughts like these:

Yes or No?

Often, I have a hard time saying “no.” But if I can’t say no, then I can’t really say, “yes.” If “no” is not on the table, then I believe I have no choice. I have no boundary. Whatever you want is what I feel I have to...

Scary but Fun

Some of you may know I’m a member of Toastmasters, a public speaking club. I joined Toastmasters once, years ago, and did some speeches and contributed to the club, but I was really scared of speaking in public so I didn’t volunteer as much as I could have and I never...