I
don’t respect fear…
Of
course there are things in this life…
That
warrant caution…
(or
a weapon)
Before
plodding forward on something.
But
I think fear can be used…
As a
convenient excuse...
And
though convenient…
It’s
a crippling way to live...
Especially
the ‘I’m afraid to fly,’ mantra.
OK,
here’s a scenario…
If a
loved one is critical in another city…
And
the fastest way to get there is to fly..
Will
you shelf your fear…
And
fly before they die?
Or
will fear cripple you even then?
And
if you overcome your fear and fly then…
Why
can’t you overcome fear now…
So
you can enjoy life to the fullest?
Trust
me…
I’ve
flown with many a twisted gut...
But
the older I get…
I’ve
had to look fear in eyes…
And
slap the f*#*king bitch and say...
“You
think you’re stronger than me, fear?
You
think you’re going to stop me, fear?
We’ll
just see about that.”
I
mean really?
How
old do I have to be…
To
be the conqueror over the fear within…
To
be all that I hope to be...
Before
my knees won’t bend…
Before
my minds starts slipping…
And
a cozy bed in a nursing home is beckoning…
And there
I am in soggy diapers?
So?
Does
fear ever hold you back...
And
prevent you from doing what you want—now?
Or?
Have you over come any fear?
Always, Em-Musing
6 comments:
I hate to fly, but I still do it.
I think the older we get, the less fear can control us because we really don't care anymore and it's not worth the effort. At least for me...
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
I used to be really shy and scared to speak in front of others. Now I'm a professional speaker. Still not sure how it happened.
Fear doesn't bother me, after what I've been through, screw it just do it I say
I've lived through too much crap to be afraid of much. Okay. Well maybe tornadoes kind of make me a little nuts. But flying, yeah I hate it but I do it anyway.
it's like you're in my head...
I'm reading Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart
Chapter One - Intimacy with Fear."Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth."
Today, I'm trying to sit with my fear of death and loneliness, pain, chemo, cancer and the unknown.
"The next time you encounter fear, consider yourself lucky. This is where the courage comes in. We think that brave people have no fear. Truth is that they are intimate with fear."
Real courag us being smar enough to be afraid of something but doing it anyway.
At this point in my life probably my biggest fear would be having lived a life full of regrets. I seriously try not to have them.
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