Fear & Stuff

 Kind of a difficult topic, so to start out, I just want to point out that today

is today, not tomorrow and not yesterday . That I am pretty sure of

as to the rest, not so much.


One thing that does seem pretty clear is that we are all stuck in our own

heads.  That is kind of a human condition and you can view it as a good

thing or a bad thing, but that is pretty much the way it is.  Some people

I think may have a better view of things than others, and of course others

will maybe have not so good a view.  But that does change.


Anyway, about fear.  I can speak personally, that I experience a lot of

fear.  Fear of falling, fear of going too fast or too slow.  Fear of not

being at the right place at the right time.  Fear of relationships, losing

them or maybe not doing the right thing in regard to them.


I do think other people probably experience a lot of the same stuff.

Right  now, I think that a lot of people are experiencing things like

that.  Some times that fear will prevent you from doing those things

that you know you should.  


I don't think we should completely lose those fears, but  dealing with it

is what this thing called " courage " is mostly about.  Just ask the

Cowardly Lion.  But I also think empathy and compassion are helpful

and may even tend to reduce that " sense " of being afraid.  It also may

help with connecting with others, that we can help or that can help us.


Like most things I think, it's more of a theory, and of course I am

really not that sure.  

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