Doug

My most irrational fear is that I've forgotten how to cook.
--Pam Sherman

Once there was a teacher who was having nightmares about doing a good job. In one dream, he couldn't find his classroom and he had to run from building to building. In another dream, he started teaching the lesson in the middle of the woods and didn't notice he was in the wrong place!

Then one Sunday morning, he read an article about a wonderful baker. She baked every day, started bakeries, and fixed food for her friends, yet when the reporter asked her about her fears, she said, "My most irrational fear is that I've forgotten how to cook."

Suddenly the man felt better. He realized someone else had the same kinds of fears. In a miraculous way, our fears become less powerful when we discover that we share them with other people.

What fear can I share with someone right now?

Ann

Fear is the mortal enemy of a codie like me and the only way I know how to deal with it is to cut it down to size, recognize it as an annoying emotion and replace it with something better, like faith. Sharing the fear is one way to minimize it and send it on its way.

Hugs
Ann

Grimnar

Well said Ann. It sounds so easy and yet is so hard to do.