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In today\u2019s world it is easy to hide from the things we don\u2019t want to face. How do you avoid difficult situations and conversations? Avoidance and procrastination seldom end well, but we keep slipping that ring on our finger to disappear for a time. Let\u2019s talk about more effective ways to face our fears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In today\u2019s world it is easy to hide from the things we don\u2019t want to face. How do you avoid difficult situations and conversations? Avoidance and procrastination seldom end well, but we keep slipping that ring on our finger to disappear for a time. Let\u2019s … read more<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"uu_service_speaker":[354],"uu_service_topics":[],"class_list":["post-19413","uu_services","type-uu_services","status-publish","hentry","uu_service_speaker-rev-david-brown"],"yoast_head":"\nLord of the Rings - Bull Run Unitarian Universalists (www2)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In today\u2019s world it is easy to hide from the things we don\u2019t want to face. How do you avoid difficult situations and conversations? Avoidance and procrastination seldom end well, but we keep slipping that ring on our finger to disappear for a time. 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