Freedom from fear : finding the courage to act, love, and be
Franklin Roosevelt told us that what we most have to fear is fear itself. Forrest Church shows that we can start to overcome it. He begins by identifying the five kinds we face in life: fright, worry, guilt, insecurity, and dread. Each has its own logic, but their effect singly or collectively is paralysis. Conquering fear requires courage-to love, to act, and to be
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xix, 210 pages ; 22 cm
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Introduction
Fear (Fear itself
The five fears
Fright
Worry
Guilt
Insecurity
Dread)
Courage (Three kinds of courage
The courage to act
The courage to love
The courage to be)
Freedom (Ten keys to freedom-lightening up
Practicing thoughtful wishing
Resetting our alarms
Posting a "no vacancy" sign
Unwrapping the present
Taking stage
Acting on 60 percent convictions
Remembering the secret to it all
Praying for the right miracle
Letting go for dear life)
The freedom from fear book club
Resources for courage
Classics in courage (To kill a mockingbird / Harper Lee
Robinson Crusoe / Daniel Defoe
The little prince / Antoine de Saint-Exupe'ry)
Seven fear experts (The gift of fear / Gavin de Becker
From panic to power / Lucinda Bassett
The answer to how is yes / Peter Block
Freeing the soul from fear / Robert Sardello
Embracing fear / Thom Rutledge
Feel the fear and do it anyway / Susan Jeffers
Love is letting go of fear / Gerald G. Jampolsky)
'Freedom from fear' study guide