The ability to withstand the flinch comes with the knowledge that the future will be better than the past.

~ Julien Smith

Julien Smith Ability Courage Flinch Future Knowledge Past Perserverance

Behind every flinch is a fear or an anxiety - sometimes rational, sometimes not. Without the fear, there is no flinch. But wiping out the fear isn't what's important - facing it is.

~ Julien Smith

Julien Smith Afraid Anxiety Courage Courageous Facing Fear Fear Flinch Irrational Rational

You can't make yourself feel positive, but you can choose how to act, and if you choose right, it builds your confidence.

~ Julien Smith

Julien Smith Actions Choices Choosing Confidence Feelings Flinch Habits Optimism Positive

I was persisting in reading my present environment in the light of my old one.

~ Richard Wright

Richard Wright Acclimation Adaptation Culture Defense Defense Mechanism Enculturation Evolved Consciousness Evolving Flinch