by Christine Li | Jan 11, 2021 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance
“I’m scared of messing up.” “I’m scared I won’t succeed.” “I’m scared I can’t do it.” Fear is a powerful emotion; it can be positive and negative. It can work in ways that make us struggle to push forward in our lives too. When we are fearful, we can feel as if we...
by Christine Li | Oct 24, 2017 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques
Are you worrying about a bunch of different fears right now? Are you always figuring out which worry to manage next? Do you tend to start your questions with the two words “What if…?” If this sounds like you, stick around for a bit because I have...
by Christine Li | Apr 14, 2017 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance
Fear has a way of taking our spirits down. When we fear our own actions, we cannot generate enough energy to think, to guess, or to push our thoughts forward. When we fear others’ judgments, we cannot turn papers in, we cannot decide what might be best to say, we...
by Christine Li | Apr 28, 2015 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance
In my work as a psychologist, I listen to patients and the fears they harbor. Since I tend to work with Procrastinators, the fears I hear about most frequently go like this: fear of making mistakes: we worry about doing something the wrong way fear of being awkward:...
by Christine Li | Oct 9, 2014 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance
This morning I felt inspired to write about considering yourself in. Part of the inspiration came from the Lao Tzu quote above. When you take the meaning of the quote in, it's breath-taking. We are master creators of myths, dramas, illusions, pictures, nightmares,...