There is no illusion greater than fear

Lao Tzu: The Power of the Way

Oh how well we all know Fear

He creeps up on you at the most inconvenient times, making you feel like an imposter. He tells you that you are not good enough, productive enough or talented enough. He tries to convince you to turn around and quit. Well I say enough, is enough.

Being scared simply means that you’re about to do something really brave, something that means a lot to you. There is a well known acronym in Hypnotherapy which is used to explain FEAR.

 F   –  False

 E   –  Evidence

 A   –  Appearing

 R   –  Real

And what this means, is that fears are simply our own unfounded ideas that we hold about ourselves, objects, people and situations. There is no grounding in reality. In fact, they are made up notions rooted in the way we view our world.

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"Can we love our Country and fear at the same time?”

“That someone is ‘marked’ by PAP simply because he/she is overly critical is not true”, said blogger Phillip Ang Keng Hong. “I am living proof”, he added.

In a Facebook post early this morning (27 November), Mr Ang – who regularly blogs on ‘likedatasoscanmeh’ – said that Singaporeans no longer have a reason to fear the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and should feel free to speak up about things they are unhappy with.

A few hours later, retired army regular officer Clement Puah shared an image of Mr Ang’s post on his Facebook page, adding that many Singaporeans are still afraid of the PAP and of speaking out.

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