Questions To Ask Yourself (Episode 1)

Heather Giselle Koh
2 min readJun 6, 2024

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What am I most afraid of losing?

It’s a question that digs deep, beyond the surface answers we usually give. Sure, we might say things like our partner, our kids, or even money, but is that really the whole truth? There’s this other layer, a quieter voice inside, whispering a different answer.

For me, it’s always been easy to joke about losing grades. I mean, who doesn’t feel that pressure, right? But deep down, there’s something else, something I don’t always share. It’s love. The fear of losing love.

Growing up, I got this idea that love was something you earned, like a reward for doing well. But that’s not how it should be, right? Yet, somehow, that fear stuck with me. Losing grades felt like losing love, and that scared me.

So, what am I truly afraid of losing? It’s the essence of love itself — the connection, the warmth, the acceptance. It’s understanding that love isn’t something to be earned but something to be shared unconditionally.

Finding out the real answer, it’s like peeling back layers of yourself. It’s scary, sure, but also freeing. Because once you know, you can start to heal. You can learn that love isn’t something you earn; it’s something you give and receive, no strings attached.

So, what are you most afraid of losing? Maybe it’s time to listen to that quieter voice inside and find out because understanding your fears is the first step to finding peace.

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Heather Giselle Koh

The way I see is that... If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change you.