tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post3243027998953828337..comments2023-07-22T06:42:24.121-04:00Comments on One foot in front of the other: Breaking pointMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-83908747514838309392007-07-31T09:21:00.000-04:002007-07-31T09:21:00.000-04:00No, that addresses the issue. It hits the mark. Aw...No, that addresses the issue. It hits the mark. Awareness is the key, I believe.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-41535114945362233292007-07-31T03:05:00.000-04:002007-07-31T03:05:00.000-04:00Well, I simply thought you were beating yourself u...Well, I simply thought you were beating yourself up over the whole issue of having fear. Fear is healthy, in the right amounts, and I'd say in recent days you've had more to fear than most with what you've been going through. Everyone has fears, and yours caused an explosive reaction in you over a relatively minor thing - a misplaced cellphone.<BR/><BR/>Fear is definitely not a weakness. Anyone who doesn't possess some amount of it is idiotic beyond belief, oblivious to the realities of life around them. Just learn to use the fear instead of letting it use you.<BR/><BR/>Am I still off the mark?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205502093632888570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-4287493557745948662007-07-30T15:50:00.000-04:002007-07-30T15:50:00.000-04:00Thanks, FA.Thanks, FA.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-6596408490131109002007-07-30T15:09:00.000-04:002007-07-30T15:09:00.000-04:00Michael, thanks for trusting us enough to show us ...Michael, thanks for trusting us enough to show us this. It took a lot of courage and touched me deeply.<BR/><BR/>FAYourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-21942074543200672602007-07-30T13:57:00.000-04:002007-07-30T13:57:00.000-04:00Thank you so much, Jean.I think the honest answer ...Thank you so much, Jean.<BR/><BR/>I think the honest answer is that I partially was seeing myself as being thought of in that manner by others. I would have to look pretty deeply inside myself to figure out why that was, and continues to be.<BR/><BR/>Matt K. in a comment above suggested I "cut myself some slack, regain that old composure ... and keep on going."<BR/><BR/>That comment misses my point entirely and couldn't be more tragically wrong, in my view. Keeping to old, stubborn attitudes and ways of thinking is a big part of the problem I face.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-61440491316586639462007-07-30T13:49:00.000-04:002007-07-30T13:49:00.000-04:00Who ever thought you were without fear, or without...Who ever thought you were without fear, or without anger, or always serene? I certainly didn't. If I thought that, I don't think I would admire you or feel inspired by you at all, just think you had repressed some of your humanity. Lots of love.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690685768980280402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-80753210688602589072007-07-29T09:37:00.000-04:002007-07-29T09:37:00.000-04:00Yes, Mall, my thoughts exactly.Yes, Mall, my thoughts exactly.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-78667902969005513602007-07-29T00:17:00.000-04:002007-07-29T00:17:00.000-04:00Thank you for the honesty Michael. To me accepting...Thank you for the honesty Michael. To me accepting and allowing fear isn't about defeat, it's about realizing and understanding the truth. Truth usually isn't pretty but I would rather have it by my side than sweep things under the rug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-4382598103316366782007-07-28T20:38:00.000-04:002007-07-28T20:38:00.000-04:00Matt, I disagree. Gregor, many thanks.Matt, I disagree. Gregor, many thanks.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-30895621977573068102007-07-28T19:25:00.000-04:002007-07-28T19:25:00.000-04:00Michael,Thanks for sharing yourself in this post. ...Michael,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing yourself in this post. It really touched me. My thoughts are with you as you keep on the fight.<BR/><BR/>Gassho,<BR/><BR/>GregoryGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16134656071539163367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-74685363842659319842007-07-28T11:53:00.000-04:002007-07-28T11:53:00.000-04:00All things considered, being a bit frustrated and ...All things considered, being a bit frustrated and trashing a cellphone isn't the end of the world. We have our moments, and cellphones are things - pretty cheap things, compared to what else you could have trashed. Cut yourself some slack, regain that old composure, dust yourself off and keep on going.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205502093632888570noreply@blogger.com