Unfamiliar Becomes Familiar Just By Practicing…

“To the true you, there is only the unfamiliar. What if ‘scary’ is just a misinterpretation of the Ego?”
~ Jennifer Hough

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Dear You:

We I was thinking that just because you’ve never done something before, never been that vulnerable before, never spoken in front of people before, never bought a house before, never started a business before… that doesn’t mean it has to be scary.  What if “scary” is just the Ego’s misinterpretation of “unfamiliar?”

By the way, unfamiliar becomes familiar just by practicing… just saying!

xoxoxo
Jennifer

P.S.
Seems to me that true freedom might come from allowing ourselves to become familiar with as many things as we can!

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