James's Notebook

                     a challenge that I believe we all face in life is being accepting of others, and their way of living. This is challenging for me is because when I see something that is different I usually do not understand their way of thinking and for me this can be very challenging. But the way that I overcame this issue is to first find common ground to help me find a way to get a better understanding of that person. After doing that I will ask them clear and direct questions about them to try to get to know the person and not the thing that causes me fear which is usually their differences. by doing this I will gain a better understanding of the person and have less stress towards other people who are different from me.

               O ne thing that I have had to deal with is overcoming fear, for me this can be caused by three things and they could be subjects that I don't understand, negative experiences from the past, or it could be a sudden change. I overcame this challenge by exposing myself to a new subject little by little as I mentioned in my previous post How I Get out Of My Comfort Zone. Then I try to remember that I could learn from this new topic but only by allowing myself to not be afraid of it. If the fear is not caused by this then it could be dealing with an experience that I dealt with in the past, the way I solved this is by asking the question "why do I feel this way and how is this relevant to me now", and if there is no answer I usually move past it by taking slow deep breaths and think about something else. but when it's caused by a sudden change I will usually take time to research the subject that is causing the fear and by finding out th...