Saturday Musings - State of Fear

Are you driven by fear? Some would say that more than any other time in human history we are captured in a grip of fear. If you really think about it, we’re scared, worried, and stressed by about everything.

Before you say, “Michael, I’m pretty relaxed about life”, let me lob a few fears at you.

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Will I keep my job in these uncertain times? I’m feeling older, will my next medical checkup reveal anything? Do my kids really love me? Why can’t I find the special someone to spend the rest of my life with? Is it safe to travel? Will Google stop paying out on traffic domains? Why haven’t I had a domain sale lately? Will I have enough money for the mortgage this month? The list goes on and on…..and at the heart of it all is fear.

Let me share with you some good news. Compared to any other time in human history we live in the most remarkable. We live longer and have better standards of living. Go back less than 100 years ago and having a toilet inside the house that flushed was a rarity. Many diseases still ravaged the majority of the people on the planet and the wonder drug called penicillin had only just been discovered (by accident).

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Guest — Martin
According to Business Insider, you are more likely to die from being eaten by a shark than blown up by a terrorist and an asteroi... Read More
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I think that Business Insider was talking about the odds of being killed by terrorists versus sharks. This has not much to do with... Read More
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Guest — Nik
Fear of what!!! you did not come with any thing and you will not leave this world with any thing. you are in every thing and ever... Read More
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