On Fear

7 12 2008

From Marie Curie

“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.”


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7 12 2008
featherbookseries

I like it. Love it :)

7 12 2008
soundofbuilding

Hi Abra,

Thanks. It really resonated with me. So much to fear these days, and this simplified matters beautifully, I thought.

Best,
Mary

7 12 2008
featherbookseries

Very true, especially the economy. But I’m not really worried about it, I got my cats and my husband, and I live in the middle of a wheat field. what more do you need to survive?

well I can think of things… but bare minimum :)

thanks for the inspriations
AE

7 12 2008
soundofbuilding

Yeah, I’ve got the cats and the kids and hayfields and students, so I, too, am good. :-) I reminded the kids recently how little we’d lived with when I was in grad school and they just grinned and nodded. That’s the “understood” part of this, I think. What do we “need,” really?

Thanks for stopping by.

Best,
mary

7 12 2008
featherbookseries

I guess agriculture makes people write ha ha…

or print.

7 12 2008
pochp

I suggest the book ‘The gift of Fear’ by Gavin Debecker. It tells us how positive fear can be our ally.

7 12 2008
soundofbuilding

Hi and thanks for stopping by :-)

I often tell my students that fear is a great motivator. At least it has been for me; my own poverty-class background has definitely provided enough fear of what being really poor is like to keep me going, moving, working. Thanks so much for the suggestion. I’ll check it out.

Best,
Mary

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