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Daily Inspiration Podcast

July 19, 2022

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

Paulo Coelho

In Paulo Coelho’s beloved novel “The Alchemist,” readers meet a young boy who has fallen in love with “a woman of the desert.” But the boy is afraid to take action on his heart’s desire because he might get hurt in return. That’s normal — many of us fear putting ourselves out there because it might not work out. But it’s important to remember that the fear is usually worse than any hurt you might experience. We can handle suffering, but when we are afraid we tend to underestimate our own strength. And of course, we may not be met with suffering after all — but the only way to know is to push fear to the side and go for what we want.

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What playwright said, “Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand"?

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