Overing Fear in Our Daily Lives Strengthening Self Esteem

Who Moved My Cheese? I agree that fear does drive me everyday. From early in the morning until I go to bed at night. I m afraid if I stay in bed and don t go to work, I ll be fired. I m afraid if I don t pretend to like everyone at work that they won t like me. I m afraid that if I tell my boss what I really think of his idea, he ll find a way to fire me. I m afraid that if I don t attend the parent meeting at school, they will think I m a bad parent. These are just a few of the fears that run through my mind. Sometimes I wonder what life would be like to just tell people what I really think of them, instead of staying silent because I m afraid of what they ll think. Sometimes I wonder who I d be if I weren t afraid†¦show more content†¦I fear they will be disappointed and not be able to deal with it. I fear they will grow up and not use their minds, as they should. I fear them not choosing the right path. Most of all I fear they will not be happy with themselves. The fears I have about my children are some of my greatest fears. I do not want them to be unhappy. I have been at my mother in-laws house before, after a big dinner and I didn t want to help with the dishes because none my of sister in-laws would. But, I feared they would be angry with me if I didn t help, so I did. Had I told them what I really thought I might not have to ever go back there again or I might not even be married? Then that brings on another fear. Would I be all alone? Being alone is a terrible fear of mine. That is why I have five children. So I will never be alone when I get old. My greatest fear of all is the fear of dying. I used to think about it all the time. How would I die? When would I die? Would it be an easy death or violent? What happens to me after I die? Will people remember me? Will people think good or bad things about me? It seems almost obsessive, but really it s just a fear. I m sure a lot more people think about it than would admit. I don t think about it as much anymore. I just put it out of my head when it pops in. As I ve gotten older I have plenty of other thing to fear now. Since I have never been