"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.
Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."
Marie Curie
It is comforting to have a label to place across emotions and feelings I never really understood. The times of high anxiety, not knowing what would happen next, or not understanding what just happened were all fear based.
Not having any control in my life, and viewed as unable to know anything of worth I was fearful. I did not have the skills to nurture myself. The strictness of the Roman Catholic grade school extended these feelings of fear. Apparently there were lines to be walked that I could never see. The academy was filled with wealthy families, so another layer of not understanding produced more fear.
Currently, I can laugh as I sweep my fears from under the rug. I have grown into my lovely self and I no longer fear. Once I was brave enough to look inside and discover my self, the expectations of others were never quite as important. It was challenging to identify my skills and learn to apply them and appreciate who I was. I used my strength to open my heart and ... Gee, I was me ...
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