I’ve learned that fear is simply an illusion based on past experiences that we project into the present and onto the future.
GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN
GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN
Gabrielle Bernstein on fear
Gabrielle Bernstein86 quotes“I’ve learned that fear is simply an illusion based on past experiences that we project into the present and onto the future.”
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Gabrielle BernsteinGabrielle Bernstein You have to be ready to receive help, whether that be through a book, a therapist or counselor, or a doctor of some kind. That willingness can lead you through a door to the other side, and that’s where healing can truly begin.
Gabrielle BernsteinGabrielle Bernstein Even if you’re just making a list of all the things you have to do, putting your pen to paper gets it out of your head. It puts you in this place of release.
Gabrielle BernsteinGabrielle Bernstein Today I no longer need to change the world around me. I just need to change the way I see it.
Gabrielle BernsteinGabrielle Bernstein So much of what holds us back in life are the long-held resentments stemming from childhood.
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