{"id":186,"date":"2012-02-23T12:24:22","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T20:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=186"},"modified":"2012-02-23T12:24:22","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T20:24:22","slug":"avoidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=186","title":{"rendered":"Avoidance"},"content":{"rendered":"I got to thinking about avoidance. Why do we avoid things? Is it easier to avoid something than face it head on? Usually, yes. I\u2019m guilty of avoiding things. I will be the first to admit that. I\u2019ve never been a fan of change. I like things to stay the way they are. That\u2019s the true simple life. But that isn\u2019t how we should live our lives. Facing something head on is way scarier than letting it affect our lives, but it must be done. Ever heard this? \u2026 nothing ventured, nothing gained. It\u2019s annoyingly true. We must not avoid things. If we do, we are avoiding life. In order to get the things we want, or to become a stronger person by overcoming something, we must tackle it with grace and confidence. You won\u2019t get anything if you avoid everything. You\u2019ll stay in the same place forever. And what kind of life is that? A boring one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"