FEAR Stinks!

I was reminded this week that for all the books I have read, classes I have attended and certifications I have obtained. . .I can not avoid FEAR and that stinks!

A friend posted this comment when I mentioned my frustration on Facebook:

"Fear only grows when not addressed. False. . . Expectations. . . Appearing. . . Real"

While I knew this to be true. . .had even posted this on other friends walls when they were frustrated, I wanted to be exempt.

The visit to the doctor was very real, the lump was very real, the tests were very real. The 3 hours between visit one and visit two were real. . .but what were my expectations?

Did I expect cancer, did I expect nothing? I did not know what to expect. I hadn't been down this path before.

How did this appear to me? This is when I called in reinforcements. A few days ago I wrote about Learning to Ride the Roller Coaster Alone. This was NOT one of those times.

I needed to know how this appeared to others who may have been down this path or those that understood why I would need a friend for the journey. I was looking for wise council. . . and I got it.

And that was when I truly saw REALITY. . .

The lump...nothing to worry about, tests were good!

But the results of recognizing my FEAR, taking action through it and seeing who is willing to stand with me through the FEARS. in life is unmeasurable.

You can not see this blessing without first experiencing the FEAR.

My Dad use to tell me FEAR was good as long as it didn't paralyze me. It would alert me to possible danger. Sometimes. . . that danger is my own mind.

I want to leave you with this final quote:

"COURAGE is the moment right after FEAR!"

Go be courageous!
Kym