Don't Speak from a Place of Fear

I have two other things to share that I have recently learned.  One is that it is critical not to speak from a place of fear.  It's also surprisingly hard to do.  Fears and insecurities creep up on one, even when everything is seemingly going fine.  The other thing I have learned is that it is way too easy to be selfish.  This one is a very subtle point, as well.  In general, I thought I had a habit of generosity, but I am realizing more and more how often I fail really to put myself in the other's place, to imagine what he might be going through, etc.  I am fine with day to day things, but the really hard stuff, that's where I come up against my selfishness.  Ah well, it's humbling.