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The Courage to Be Happy
As a working therapist I am well aware that it takes courage to reach out and ask for help.
Often clients tell me that they have been thinking about coming to see me for months. Sometimes they have returned to my website time and again telling themselves that they really should get in touch and begin the process of change.
In fact, each new client who walks into my office has done so because they found the courage to take that first step.
And because they have taken that first step then I know we can build on that courage. I know that they have all the courage they need in order to confront their fears.
They have the courage to change.
And so do you.
We know that every life has its share of difficulty and discomfort.
But we can only stick our head in the sand and hide away for so long. Sooner or later we have no alternative but to confront and tackle the cause of our difficulties.
Trying to avoid these things simply makes them worse. It deepens and entrenches the problem and increases the difficulty when you're finally left with no choice but to tackle it.
The sooner you get started the less there will be to confront.
You have it within you to choose to address your fears now instead of waiting for them to grow stronger. Ask yourself: Would you rather deal with it now, or have to deal with even more of it at a later time?
The truth is that you can do it.
And it won't be nearly as difficult as you might now imagine. The sooner you begin, the less there will be to confront and the faster you will progress and move on with your life.
Why wait any longer?
You have the courage to change.
You have the courage to be happy.
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