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Change word fear to Hope

This tells you how to change one word to another better word.

" Do not lose hope. When the sun goes down, the stars come out. If there is one thing in life that you can never lose beside yourself, it is the hope for a better day, because there will always be one. Just as there are bad times; there will come good times. And even though things may seem uncertain in the moment, and even though fear may be trying to cloud your mind, fill your mind with hopeful thoughts, and remember to keep stepping out on faith as well.” I read this online. These are excellent words. We often lose hope when things go wrong. As the bad goes away, hopefully good times come soon. If they do not, then we must keep on hoping and caring and sharing our belief that the bad will leave. Fear often clouds our mind and sometimes the things we fear turn out happily and the fear of the fear takes over us while we are fearing it. There was a saying by someone of head of a country. He said “the only thing to fear is fear itself.” His name was Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of England during World War Two. Sometimes people fear going to the dentist. When I was a kid, going to the dentist was fearful. The drills were loud and scary and the drill itself really hurt you. Now days, I think the drills of course are more modern and not as loud which made them seem worse than they were. The drilling if extensive can be eased by a shot that takes away the pain at the time of the operation of the drill or the digging or whatever is necessary. A lot of things are done with computer assistance so the dentist sees on the screen the mouth. I understand that the making of dental plates and its procedure is done more easily due to computer assistance of the location etc. People fear colonoscopies which we all over fifty need. The preparation for it is easier now and though it is a bit obnoxious, it is a necessary procedure and should not be feared. People fear going sometimes to a party because they think it will be boring, noisy or intimidating from the other guests. Often, you have a fine time and you wonder why you were apprehensive. People fear opening up their bills because many times we forget what we bought several weeks ago. You cannot tear them up, they remain until you pay them. So substitute Fear with Hope. H for happiness, O for other, P for possibility and E for excellence. You are smart enough to change the words and say goodbye to fear. Our lives will change for the better way of life. elita sohmer clayman

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