Let me be freakishly ghoulish and graphic for a moment to illustrate the power of fear. On July 4th, 2009 Sahel Kazemi, with a newly but illegally purchased pistol in hand, approached Steve McNair as he lay asleep on his couch. According to police reports, Kazemi shot the sleeping McNair in the head, then twice [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Passion'
How Fear showed up for Kazemi, and Steve McNair
July 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Bravery, Events - UnConferences, John Pisciotta, Kevin Shrum, Live Events, Passion, the Fear Killer
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Who is this God?
July 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Bravery, Passion
So, I’m thinking this morning of all the fear-mongering going on in our nation/world at this time, i.e. political, economic, geo-political/global, etc. And, I’m thinking I know something about fear. Hey, I just co-wrote a book on fear. I’m the expert. Right? Then, I read this little sobering story. In May of 2001 missionaries Martin [...]
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Fear and Creativity
June 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Bravery, Creativity, Passion
There is a kind of fear that is closely associated with depression. It is a form of dread that you sense on a rainy day when you’re feeling ‘blue’ and melancholy. It’s the kind of fear that immobilizes a person from action, isolates a person from hope, and inhibits a person from desire. The nature [...]
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What are you doing right now because you are afraid?
May 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Bravery, Creativity, Passion
In my last blog I asked the question, “If you weren’t afraid, what would you be doing right now?” Let me ask that same question from a different angle. What are you doing right now because you are afraid? Living indecisively? Remaining in the status quo when you long to break out to a new [...]
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