You know that feeling when you are out and about?

Maybe you are at the grocery store or at a party.

And suddenly you lack eyes with someone who looks familiar.

Your heart skips a beat and your mind starts racing as you try to remember their name.

You know them, there's no doubt about it, but for some

reason, their name is just out of reach near mental rolodex. Panic sets in as they start

walking towards you, their face lighting up with recognition and excitement. You kind of smile back, but inside it's a full-blown

crisis. Ah, we've all been there. But to go further a little bit with this metaphor,

have you ever considered the feeling

that this sudden freeze-up isn't just about forgetting someone's name?

What if it's a reflection of something deeper, something that has been lurking in the shadows

of our mind and of our hearts?

The truth is, just like this nameless person, there are fears that we

experience. We just can't name them. Can't identify them. They're in the back of our minds.

They're causing anxiety and stress as they smile and they wave and they recognize and they start

approaching us and we have no idea who they are where they're coming from.

What if, hear me out, what if we could actually give our fears a name?

What's your biggest fear? What is your biggest anxiety? What keeps you up at night?

Let's give it a name. You see, when we identify what our unknowns are, we take power back from them. We can start to address them head on. Just like calling someone by their name, you now know who they are, where they're

coming from, what their identity is. Nameaming our fears takes away their mystery and allows

us to face them with confidence, with clarity. Think of it this way. It's like someone knocking

on your door, but you don't know who it is. You can hear the knocking, but you're hesitant to

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