Fear and greed are potent motivators. When both of these forces push in the same direction, virtually no human being can resist. less than 1 minute read
You can be the best actor in the world, but if you don’t have that one lucky moment, it kind of doesn’t matter. There are a lot of amazing actors who will never get the chance to prove themselves because they won’t have that one lucky moment. less than 1 minute read
Another parent’s different approach raises the possibility that you’ve made a mistake with your child. We simply can’t tolerate that because we fear that any mistake, no matter how minor, could have devastating consequences. So we proclaim the superiority of our own choices. We’ve lost sight of the fact that people have preferences. less than 1 minute read
The thing about youthful offenders is that no one seems to care about them. Most people don’t like adolescents - even the good ones can be snarky and unpleasant. Combine the antipathy we feel toward the average teenager with the fear inspired by youth violence, and you have a population that no one wants to deal with. less than 1 minute read
By presenting a faithful and honest record of my experience as a mother, I hope to show both my readers and my children how truth can redeem even what you fear might be the gravest of sins. less than 1 minute read
One of the darkest, deepest shames so many of us mothers feel nowadays is our fear that we are Bad Mothers, that we are failing our children and falling far short of our own ideals. less than 1 minute read
Dying before dying has two important consequences: It liberates the individual from the fear of death and influences the actual experience of dying at the time of biological demise. less than 1 minute read
The elimination of the fear of death transforms the individual’s way of being in the world. less than 1 minute read
I fear that the rising personal bankruptcies and repossessions are the first signs of bigger problems to come and personal debt - Gordon Brown’s legacy to millions of Britain’s families - will hang like a millstone around the neck of the British people for years to come. less than 1 minute read
