Excitement gives us extra energy, which is good. It also focuses and narrows our thinking and can lead us to overlook something important.

We have been hearing and seeing a lot of short statements presented as important truths.  As we have thought about them from different angles, none of them have stayed simple.  Together, we have come up with exceptions to many of these “rules”, while they are useful guides, they are not pure truths.  Pure truth requires an understanding that is deeper than mere words can express.  Let us continuously strive to be aware of the complexity of reality.

Fear raises its ugly head when we are confronted by situations that we aren’t sure that we can handle.  Fear makes us want to avoid the things that we are afraid of.  But, the fear is not inherent in the thing we are facing; it rises out of our doubts.  Madame Curie’s advice is to seek to understand the scary things so that we learn how to handle them.  Understanding will eliminate the fear and expand our comfort zone.  For example, since I understand how lightning works, I can shield m...