tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686026.post6291879607457846293..comments2023-05-08T06:25:05.833-04:00Comments on The Stream's Edge: Fear According to Mark TwainJeanne Doyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11923480005203742273noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686026.post-14618590975104624862013-07-08T21:19:00.760-04:002013-07-08T21:19:00.760-04:00Thanks for your thoughts, Gloria. I really feel th...Thanks for your thoughts, Gloria. I really feel that the Lord took away my fear--all the more reason I am assured He is leadingJeanne Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923480005203742273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686026.post-76434159296475352212013-07-08T21:12:02.097-04:002013-07-08T21:12:02.097-04:00Great post, Jeanne. I still vividly remember the f...Great post, Jeanne. I still vividly remember the first time I spoke to an audience years ago -- my knees were knocking and I left grip marks on the podium. Like you, I still get butterflies, but they flutter away once I'm underway. Gloria Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817056680560263695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686026.post-55704941593466474122013-07-08T13:44:49.934-04:002013-07-08T13:44:49.934-04:00Thanks for visiting, Emelie. I appreciate your com...Thanks for visiting, Emelie. I appreciate your comments--you are so right. But I know fear confined me for a long time before I was aware of the strategies I was taking to look brave :)Jeanne Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923480005203742273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686026.post-13344648714271801352013-07-08T13:41:26.827-04:002013-07-08T13:41:26.827-04:00Great post. Fear should never confine you. Visitin...Great post. Fear should never confine you. Visiting from UBC :)Emeliehttp://awkwardlyaliveandpleasantlypeculiar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686026.post-61595864934897401292013-07-08T13:39:34.424-04:002013-07-08T13:39:34.424-04:00I do the same, Carol. It's helpful to remember...I do the same, Carol. It's helpful to remember it is NOT about me. Ha!!Jeanne Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923480005203742273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686026.post-38041595135309674612013-07-08T13:38:07.130-04:002013-07-08T13:38:07.130-04:00Thanks, Kalpana Misra for stopping by and leaving ...Thanks, Kalpana Misra for stopping by and leaving your comment.<br />I always liked the butterflies idea too. It's like harnessing the fear and making it obey LOLJeanne Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923480005203742273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686026.post-19409116849930521492013-07-08T13:35:19.101-04:002013-07-08T13:35:19.101-04:00I get nervous before I speak, but as soon as I sta...I get nervous before I speak, but as soon as I start, I'm good to go. I try to remember to dedicate all my words to God right before I start. Then I relax and figure whatever happens after that is not mine to worry about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122257337195088604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686026.post-58161957073729358422013-07-08T13:25:08.374-04:002013-07-08T13:25:08.374-04:00I love that - getting your butterflies to fly in f... I love that - getting your butterflies to fly in formation :)<br />I wrote something similar today - it's also about overcoming fear. Great blog. <br />hahahah - just saw what Kristi wrote - I couldn't agree more. I've thrown out my bathroom scales.Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686026.post-75890216950953587752013-07-08T13:16:55.385-04:002013-07-08T13:16:55.385-04:00Thanks, Kristi. I could use the one about the bath...Thanks, Kristi. I could use the one about the bathroom scale too :)<br />Thanks for stopping in and sharing your thoughtsJeanne Doyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923480005203742273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686026.post-54989809977693566422013-07-08T13:10:37.904-04:002013-07-08T13:10:37.904-04:00I have two rules to live by:
1. Don't be defi...I have two rules to live by:<br /><br />1. Don't be defined by your fears.<br />2. Don't be defined by a number on a bathroom scale.<br /><br />Yes, your blog speaks to me. My current one is in a similar vein.<br /><br /> kristipaxton@tumblr.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689358617974861171noreply@blogger.com