Personal Journal 

From Epicurus to Marie Curie, philosophers and scientists alike have advocated the importance of not living in fear.

Fear, however, is a natural part of life. All of us tend to fear something in some degree.  It is both interesting and important to explore these fears because it helps us understand ourselves, learn how to deal with the fear, and not allow fear to hold us back from reaching our potential.

One technique of such exploration is to determine a symbolic representation of the fear (Here, you think of something, such as an animal, that symbolizes your fear -- but not an animal that you actually fear), and to ask oneself the reason for the fear. Find a writing instrument and make notes as you read on…

My deepest fear is:

Why I have this fear:

When I developed this fear:

How this object of my fear affects me:

A symbol of my fear is:

Why this symbolizes my fear: