tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post1109912076148214209..comments2023-12-24T18:38:29.947-08:00Comments on Writing Down the Words: Facing the FearPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-63421060375392907102009-09-13T14:01:55.550-07:002009-09-13T14:01:55.550-07:00An excellent post. I, too was afraid of the monste...An excellent post. I, too was afraid of the monster in the dark, who might lurk under my bed. My mother could never seem to understand where that fear came from... neither did I!<br />I try to remind myself that some of my greatest fears are never realised.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-6574114530518147642009-09-10T13:21:47.679-07:002009-09-10T13:21:47.679-07:00The things I fear are too numerous to name. I sup...The things I fear are too numerous to name. I suppose having fear is a simple indication of actually having something to lose. <br /><br />When circumstances arise that bring a fear to pass, thus far I've always been able to face my fear and overcome it. <br /><br />I do think I fear fewer things now than when I was younger. After all, proof of our own resilience tends to be found in our Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-17359138788040611782009-09-09T11:49:07.600-07:002009-09-09T11:49:07.600-07:00Very timely, thank you P. I'm just home from t...Very timely, thank you P. I'm just home from the dentist.Peter Bryentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581859685728207325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-2941194962825175312009-09-09T04:15:22.689-07:002009-09-09T04:15:22.689-07:00Thanks, Steven - fear is a funny thing, motivating...Thanks, Steven - fear is a funny thing, motivating and paralyzing at the same time...<br /><br />Philip - some very real fears and yet you're right, worry doesn't do a lot of good<br /><br />ewix - I agree, get out there and walk the dog! Things always look better to me when I'm out of doors.<br /><br />Molly - it's a good life you've led :)<br /><br />hi rise - fears aren'Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-43086029438146432512009-09-08T16:33:45.330-07:002009-09-08T16:33:45.330-07:00Fear, worry, whatever... it wastes all the good ti...Fear, worry, whatever... it wastes all the good time in the present, fearful of something that might--but probably won't--happen. Good reminder.Ruth L.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-63153246307368986932009-09-08T16:08:00.291-07:002009-09-08T16:08:00.291-07:00Gosh Pauline! Up til I read ur post I thought I wa...Gosh Pauline! Up til I read ur post I thought I wasn't afraid of much but , "come back & doing it all again"? Now I'm afraid! <br />I used 2 be full of fear when I was younger. (started 2 travel) Experience has thought me, not 2 fear, just believe that everything will be ok in the end. Guess what? It was always! ...I guess what I'm afraid of now, is 2 get old, like in myElenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753681911188217584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-37653319704419558312009-09-08T15:36:09.094-07:002009-09-08T15:36:09.094-07:00A thought provoking post Pauline ... Since I read ...A thought provoking post Pauline ... Since I read it earlier today I've been thinking about fear in all its disguises ... I guess my greatest fear is of being buried alive ... Rational or what? Considering I've warned all the relevant bodies that I am to be burned ... Its interesting trying to figure out just WHY we are such fraideycats ... <br /><br />Thank you for your kind comment.riseoutofmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900369522350465257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-44368140949217254742009-09-07T20:27:48.063-07:002009-09-07T20:27:48.063-07:00I've just recently been thinking how I've ...I've just recently been thinking how I've gone through most of my life without too much fear.First, I was brought up in a secure environment knowing I was loved and that our parents would keep us safe. Then I married someone strong and capable, who always seems to see clearly exactly what needs to be done. But now that my children are grown, and out there in a sometimes cruel world, I mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-47497081772120393192009-09-07T09:50:50.275-07:002009-09-07T09:50:50.275-07:00Too many things to count.
I am a pathetic nervous ...Too many things to count.<br />I am a pathetic nervous nellie!<br />on an immediate level<br /> being trapped underground<br />or in an enclosed space<br />see: subways and elevators<br /><br />However, when one starts worrying about all the things which may never happen, it is better to take the dog for a walk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-28692604852175071752009-09-07T07:29:19.644-07:002009-09-07T07:29:19.644-07:00Very few of us are fearless, or without a fear of ...Very few of us are fearless, or without a fear of <i>something</i>.<br /><br />During part of the very cold war, when Russia kept parading all its military might and atomic bombs, I had a great fear of a nuclear bomb dropping on London, where I lived.<br /><br />I had this nightmare for quite some time where I was running across London Bridge, with crowds of others, and saw my Dad running towardsPhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-80536269481245927062009-09-07T05:44:31.245-07:002009-09-07T05:44:31.245-07:00hi pauline, cool post of course!!! your writing is...hi pauline, cool post of course!!! your writing is always really good to read. it's interesting how you chronicle the arrival and passage of fear as it connects to your stage and place in life. i've experienced a layer that's deeper than that and i bet you have as well - what you're prepared to unpack that has gone before. the murky deep stuff that is about understanding who and stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.com