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The 40 Developmental Assets Youth Need to Succeed The Gap — The average young person experiences fewer than half of the 40 assets.

Background — Grounded in extensive research in youth development, resiliency, and prevention, the Developmental Assets represent the relationships, opportunities, and personal qualities that young people need to avoid risks and to thrive. The Power of Assets — Studies of more than 2.2 million young people in the United States consistently show that the more assets young people have, the less likel

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Timeline photos 03/19/2016

THE LETTER TO FEAR

Thank you to follower-of-this-page April Hadley, for making this beautiful rendition of my letter to fear, from BIG MAGIC.

I encourage you all, if you are feeling stuck, to sit down one of these days and write your own letter to your own fear. But before you do that, here's an even more interesting exercise: Allow your fear to write a letter to YOU.

I do this every once in a while, when I'm feeling particularly shaky and unsure of myself. I give my fear a chance to express itself, formally, in writing. I ask my fear, "What are you actually terrified about, in this situation?" And I make a effort of listening, with respect. (It's amazing how seldom we do this — listen to our fear, with respect. We're always trying to punch it in the face, or kick its ass, or run away from it. But we seldom let it speak.)

I'm always amazed by what comes up. Often, I think I know what I'm afraid of, but when my fear is given a chance to actually speak, I'm surprised at what the real issue is.

The other thing I keep learning, when I let my fear have a chance to make its case, is that my fear is not (contrary to how it often feels) BOTTOMLESS. Fear and anxiety can feel like they have infinite depths, like they are afraid of EVERYTHING, but usually they are just afraid of 2 or 3 very specific things, once you look closely. And sometimes those 2 or 3 three things are pretty reasonable. Usually, the letter that my fear writes to me is quite short, and very precise.

And once I see what those 2 or 3 issues are, what I'm actually afraid of...well, now we can talk about it. Like adults. Like friends.

And that's when I can write a letter back to fear, thanking it for its thoughts and contributions, but gently explaining what we are going to do now that all the information has been reported.

I know it sounds freaky — to be writing letters to and from various aspects of yourself...but remember: None of us is a SELF; we are all MANY SELVES. What we call a "self" is just a wild mishmash combination of lots and lots of different parts and competing voices. (Anyone who has ever negotiated with herself about whether or not she will be going to the gym today knows this: we are a veritable auditorium of rival voices and contrasting opinions.)

But if you can approach all these rival selves with a spirit of friendly curiosity, it can make your head into a more peaceful neighborhood.

It's all about communication, people. It's all about communication.

Start with your fear. Ask it what it wants, what it doesn't want, and why it's so desperately holding you back from what your creativity and your courage might be asking you to attempt.

Let your fear speak. Let it write you a letter. Read the letter with open-minded and open-hearted affection. And then write back to your fear with love and kindness, and respectfully explain your new plan.

Your fear should always be allowed to have a voice, and a seat in the vehicle of your life. But whatever you do — don't let your fear DRIVE.

ONWARD,
LG

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