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saphonox

Opportunities Passed By

May 16, 2002 10:42

Thinking about lost opportunities, the incident with my co-worker. My whole life, I keep wavering between thinking I have control, I can make things happen and if it's not meant to be, it's not going to happen. Seems like I should really, truly believe in one or the other, like there are no atheists in foxholes - you either believe in baby jesus ( Read more... )

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bellastrega May 18 2002, 04:30:33 UTC

Sometimes fear is all it's safe to feel.

saphonox May 19 2002, 10:24:52 UTC

but fear is the thief of dreams which I'm also afraid of so the circle connects and I should be comfortable with my fears and not rail against them?

Re: bellastrega May 19 2002, 14:50:45 UTC

I never said that. Fear's one of the only things that you can actually effect by railing against it. ;)

calentra June 15 2002, 07:38:47 UTC

Definition of bravery as Cal sees it: Feeling afraid and doing what you fear anyway. Fear can be a great tool to tell us who we are. I too have been struggling with fear my whole life. I made a promise to myself at a young age to not let fear keep me from doing what I want and need to do. I think I have lived up to this promise. Still working on it, big time.
It all comes down do the decisions and retraining the mind to think differently. It can work, but takes time and perserverance. If you want to change the fears, do it consciously.
As for truly believing in something...it is freeing, it is like flying, it is like knowing. I truly believe in spirit and reincarnation, lots of other things that go along with that. This belief system is what keeps me going every day, especially when times are hard.

saphonox June 16 2002, 13:20:48 UTC

not ignoring this, just thinking abut what you said