Tag: confidence

• The Really Bad Four Letter Word

  I’m not an overly fearful person. I’ve mastered the art of staying home alone at night without turning on every light in the house. I’m not fond of snakes, but I’ve held my share of them. I love crazy roller coasters and when planes take sudden dips due to turbulence.  And dying isn’t a fear…

  daylerogers

  May 11, 2015

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  Abraham Lincoln, confidence, discouragement, fear, focus, God, Jesus, public speaking

• You Can Sit There, But Don’t Look At Me

  Of all the things in the world that cause deep, visceral fear in people, one that’s greater than the fear of death is the fear of speaking before a crowd. With every eye on you. Every face turned towards you.  Center of attention. My stomach turns just thinking about it. And I have to do…

  daylerogers

  November 10, 2014

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  confidence, fear, fear of public speaking, Jesus, listening, masks, speaking in public

• Out On A Limb

  Sitting on the porch, drinking a cup of coffee, I was mesmerized by a squirrel in the tree. He was running–not walking–from branch to branch. Obviously a squirrel on a mission. But what was amazing was how far out on the limbs he would run. Right up to the tip. To the point where the…

  daylerogers

  June 20, 2013

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  balance, confidence, fear of falling, forever, God, held, safety, security