I realized that if what we call human nature can be changed, then absolutely anything is possible. From that moment my life changed.
-Shirley Maclane, actress (1934-

The bravest thing that you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly.
-Corra May White Harris, writer (1869-1935)

Notes from The Editor

Some of the suggestions.

1. In your journal, draw a vertical line down the center of the page. Label the column on the left “Imagined fears” and on the right “Real Fears” Imagined fears are intellectual or emotional fears that exist only in your head or heart. Real fears are based on something tangible–something that can be seen, that poses an actual risk to your safety or safety of your loved ones.

2. Start listing everything you’re afraid of in the ipropriate columns. This can include anything from the fear of ending up alone to the fear that your preteen is having sex. They can be professional fears. “I am not going to have this job much longer” or personal fear “what does this bump on my arm ?

3. Go back and write down the worst thing that can happen and the best thing that can happen next to each scenario. Ask yourself if the worst thing that can happen has been exaggerated in your mind. What are the odds of that happening? What can you do the prevent it from happening? What steps you can take to reverse or resolve that situation?

4. Now, focus on the best thing that could happen. How can you foster a positive outcome? Who can help you? What three specific steps can you take to start acting on that fear instead of avoiding it?

5. Suggest your support group to have a conversation on courage. Share the fears or challenges that you wrote in your journal. Ask frineds for their advice on how to overcome those fears. Make a commitment to encourage each other to move forward,instead of having to tackle life’s challenges on your own.

My Thoughts are with You,

Janna Sosensky

Don’t wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.

Mary Manin Morrisey,
poet (1949-

Notes from the Editor

1. Do you have a support group? Are there people in your life who have gone through the same types of trials and
tribulations? Write in your journal how it feels to connect with people who understand what you’re experiencing.

2. Identify two people with whom you have a lot in common. Reach out to these people and ask for their help. Talk to these trusted friends about your situation. They can provide an outsider’s view and point out faulty thinking or misperceptions. They may even share a good laugh with you at what’s happening and help you to regain a sense of perspective.

3. Consider seeking for mentor or life coach. Ask your friends for referals.

4. Make “Help, I need Someone” a topic of your group . Ask if they grew up thinking “do it myself?” If they turn down offers of assistance because the don’t want to be percieved to appear weak? Create a new policy of graciously accepting help instead of rejecting it.

My Thoughts are with You,

Janna Sosensky

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Have you thought about the fact that you are the sum total of your choices up until this moment?

Dr. Wayne Dyer

Notes from The Editor.

When you’re looking back, and don’t like what you see, you can make a choice to do different things, or do things in a different way. If you like what you see when you look back, you have several CHOICES. One of them, you can help others, you can become instrumental force in making better choices. That’s powerful!
It’s your choice.

My thoughts are with You,

Janna Sosensky

If you were born to be a leader, lead! Take the lead if isn’t given to you first. Blaze the trail. Usher in a new era. Lead your people, lead your generation. When the people lead, leaders will follow. Take the lead position, and give others target to aim for. Lead the way to victory; lead the way to freedom. If it has always been hard for you to follow, now it’s time for you to lead. Take one woman by hand and lead her to a life of peace. Lead her back to herself .

And all that means we need you now, more then ever, to lead.

Rachel Snyder

Notes from The Editor

So many of us misunderstand the word “Leader”. There are so many levels of leadership that one has learn during their life journey.

To be a good parent, you have to be a leader. How do you know that your school of parenting is the right one? You could learn from other’s. As well you want to learn how to re-learn, because what you thought was right isn’t working. Your methods are outdated. They come from pre-concived programing for many of us.

What qualities you need to learn to become a leader in other areas of life? Personal relationships, Social, Career.  If your Leadership is strickly driven by your ego; you want to be in front of people, make sure that you truly earned that right. Teaching and Leading are two different things. You can teach because you memorized, or you can lead because you walked through your own experiences, and now you take a lead because you care for others. You do not tell, you lead by example.They truly need your leadership. You will pave the trail for their future leadership. Remember one thing, no one can lead you if you do not want to become a leader yourself once you have gotten your wings.

My Thoughts are with you,

Janna Sosensky