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Last updated on: July 25, 2016 at 1:16 pm by Debra Landwehr Engle
Why Are We Afraid of Joy? 2016-07-25T13:16:07-05:00 Debra Landwehr Engle
Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
As crazy as it sounds, a belief that “the other shoe will drop” can make you fearful at the times when you could be happiest.
Here’s a short (less than 4 minutes) video on how that belief gets in your way, and what you can do about it.
Debra Engle is the author of The Only Little Prayer You Need and the upcoming Let Your Spirit Guides Speak. You can find her on Facebook and at debraengle.com.
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