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What Fear Can Teach Us

What Fear Can Teach Us

Wednesday Wisdom #135

Stoic Reflections
Aug 16, 2023
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What Fear Can Teach Us
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Happy Wednesday, friends!

Last week, we wrote about Four Words To Be Your Moral Compass.
 

This week: What Fear Can Teach Us

Let's get to it 👇


Weekly Reflection

Fear can be a trojan horse. When we feel it, it's a warning that what comes next may be dangerous. It's an indicator that we're at our limit, and our subconscious minds wants us to back out. Though the feeling of fear is unpleasant, inside it lies a hidden opportunity.

In 1901, Theodore Roosevelt hesitated before he invited Booker T. Washington to the White House for dinner. It was the first time in American history that a black man had ever dined in the White House as the president's guest.

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