Hello Beloved,
How is your state of mind today? I hope it is peaceful and sound. Are you strong enough to admit that you fear something/someone? I think everyone has fears, it is a whole other thing to be able to admit them. I must admit that I have had a rather sheltered life in that I have not ever been in the position to fear for my life or my health or my place to live.
I did not grow up dealing with physical abuse, I have not ever been threatened because of whom I loved. In grade school the bully whom I dealt with most often left me alone after I broke a drumstick on his back. I grew up dealing with critters, so I generally am not uncomfortable around animals. I have a healthy dislike of spiders because a bite can make me bedridden sick for several days.
Sometimes peoples biggest fear is that of the unknown, things unseen, people that don’t look like the image in the mirror. Think of all the death that has been wrought simply because one people group is different from another. That is heartbreaking indeed.
The title phrase comes from a TV ad for a movie that I have been hearing lately, don’t know what the movie is but that phrase caught my ear. In some circumstance I would tend to agree with it. Some circumstance warrants real fear. I think these two are different for different people.
I am fortunate to not ever been in circumstance that warrants real fear. My heart breaks for those of you who have and are dealing with fear filled situations. I pray that you will be given the strength and insight to deal with it.
Sometimes fear can be conquered with knowledge, like maybe the fear of heights. I am not particularly comfortable with heights, but I know enough to know if the railings are secure and if the footing is safe. I think I might like to go zip-lining, because I want to face my fear of heights, but you can be sure I would fully understand the harness and how the lines are secured before I step off the platform.
I know some people are afraid of dogs. I get that, some dogs can be frightening. I also believe that if a person understands dog behavior and how the particular dog was raised, it can take a good chunk of the fear away or maybe make it manageable.
What are your thoughts? Am I cracked? Maybe. I am certain that this would read very differently if I had not grown up in relatively safe white bread world. Whatever your world is like Beloved I hope you can find peace and security.
Have a lovely…
Mona LangmaackMelin
Mona's Monday Musings 