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Best of Our Blogs: May 1, 2012

By Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A.
Associate Editor

Oftentimes it’s not that we don’t want to be happy, but we’re too afraid of taking the necessary steps to get what we want. It goes something like this. You or someone you know continues to complain about their current job or employer, but they never do anything about it. Or it’s not a job, but a relationship, a desire to seek help, or an inability to cope that’s causing you unhappiness. But fear prevents you from doing what’s required to invite positive change in your life.

If you have ever put happiness on hold out of fear, I feel for you. The journey is often lined with disappointment, hopelessness and discouragement. But there is hope.

This week our bloggers will show you new ways to tackle old problems. And it’s all in an effort to help you make small, tiny, doable changes now to give you confidence to make those big, intimidating ones in the long run. Whether you are overcoming a fear of rejection or finding a way to cope with food or anxiety, it’s an opportunity to finally stop wishing for the life you want and start living it.

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