Tag: fear
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How Emotions Express Interpretations Felt in the Body
We experience emotions as immediate and involuntary and as something that happens to us, arriving without warning, as if they’re triggered by the world around us. And in one sense, that’s true. Nobody chooses to feel fear, or hurt or conversely, elated. ✨ Feelings just seem to arrive before we’ve had a single conscious thought…
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Universe 25: A Cautionary Tale About Purpose
Universe 25: What Happens When Purpose Collapses When people reference Universe 25, they often imagine it as a simple warning about overcrowding — one that predicts societal collapse the moment physical space becomes tight. But Dr. John B. Calhoun, the behavioral researcher behind the experiment, was exploring something far more profound than population density. He…
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Facing Fears: Lessons from Life’s Crashes
I once read: “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” I disagree with the “everything.” It needs an “almost” in front of it. Almost everything we want is on the other side of fear. ✨ Fear of failure. Fear of success. Fear of embarrassment. Fear of falling. Fear of crashing. Fear of…
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The Real Meaning of Courage Beyond Superheroes
Black Panther, Wonder Woman, The Avengers, Deadpool, Ant-Man, Wasp, Aquaman, X-Men, Spider-Man, Batman, Superman and the Incredibles: Hollywood knows the appeal of superheroes and there’s no sign of a slowdown for death-defying, courageous acts on the big screen. Action movies make it seem like all we need is a cape, bulging muscles, character and courage…