Don't take counsel from your fears

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We all face fears throughout our lives. We have faced fears in the past. We might be currently facing some fears now and we will continue to face fears in the future. 

During my teen years and even during my early adulthood years; I have always feared of death no matter how many times that I have reminded and ressaured myself that I will be okay, and I will get through my life with accomplishing as many goals as I can. 

During my pregnancy with Evelyn; I was feeling fear of giving birth to Evelyn because it was a new milestone for me to accomplish in life. I knew that I was constantly hoping that my body would be stay pregnant until I have reached my scheduled c-section at 39 weeks. 

Each time that I've faced complications during my pregnancy with Evelyn; I was feeling fear of the worst thing to happen. I am truly grateful that I have stayed pregnant as long as I could and given birth to Evelyn at 32 weeks and 3 days. As each day goes by; time felt so slow but when I look back and how I was at the beginning of my pregnancy with Evelyn, time was going by fast.

After I've given birth to Evelyn; I was feeling fear about how my postpartum experience would go. Overall; I feel that my postpartum experience went well because I had the strength to walk normally unassisted within several days after I have given birth, I was able to produce breast milk on the same day that I have given birth to Evelyn, and I had the strength to go back into routine such as doing house chores.

Some people fear that they are going to be failure in life. I mean some people may feel like that they are going to fail with their educational assignments, their exams, their projects, making good impressions for a first date, and so forth. 

Despite how many hours that goes into educational assignments, exams, and projects; some people feel that they are going to fail because they may be overthinking about negative instead of positive, and I feel those type of people would need uplifting encouragement that gets them thinking that they will PASS and they will be successful. 

I remembered when there was times that I felt like I was going to fail with my assignments, exams, and projects because I just do not know what the outcome would be if I pass or if I fail. I knew now when I look back that I was grateful for having encouragement and being told that I will PASS.

"Don't take counsel from your fears." - James E. Faust.

Despite of leading up to a first date can be scary to some people; they may feel afraid that they can not make good impressions on that date because they may be overthinking and worry too much about they may say or do something wrong during the first dates. 

Those people deserve to know that making good impressions on a first date would be well deserved if that the date goes well with laughter, smile, and getting to know each other. I remembered on several occasions when I went on my first dates with past guys prior to meeting Jacob, and I knew those first dates went well because it consist of smiling and getting to know one another. 

Some people fear about getting married. It is normal to fear about getting married, because some religions have a rule about not having children prior to marriage. I know that it is normal to feel impatient for not getting married by your ideal age but remember it is okay. Marriage can be a long-term commitment, and marriage often consist of continue getting to know the other person. 

During my teen years; I would like to be married by the time when I was twenty years old and if not by then, I would be happy to get married by the time when I was twenty-three years old. Of course, I am so grateful for getting married to Jacob when I was twenty-three years old. I felt more ready to be married at twenty-three years old more than being ready to get married at twenty years old. 

Some people fear about having children. It is normal to fear about having children. Raising children does not come easy. Raising children is expensive and it is more expensive than buying a decent small home. We must consider that raising children cost lots of money (money that goes towards medical bills, dental bills, school fees, and so forth). We need to consider that it would be appropriate to spend most time to teach children in ways that their school teachers can not teach them. 

What are your fears in life?

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