ALL OF US PUT OFF DOING  CERTAIN THINGS; GOING TO THE DENTIST, FILLING TAX RETURNS, WRITING THAT LETTER,  AND OTHER THING . WHY DO WE AVOID THAT WHICH WE  KNOW WE MUST DO SOONER OR LATER/? SOMETIMES WE FEAR DISCOMFORT OR PAIN ; SOMETIMES WE FEAR  FAILURE OFTEN WE ARE  JUST PLAIN  LAZY .  SOMETIMES OUR FAILURE TO ACT IS ITSELF AN ACT OF ANGER OR REBELLION .