Ponderings on fear

fear is a nasty creature, I remember when I lived under him, he is a subtle liar and he presents his schemes in a sparkling pretty wrapped package to entice you into his clutches. when fear is present we cannot and do not think rationally, we do not see clearly and we do not operate logiccally

i remember one specific time years ago, when I was wracked with fear, I made some very irrational decisions (don't worry no one was harmed or jeapordized in any way). Yet at the time, my choice seeemd utterly logical, healthy even. thank goodness my head cleared and i saw the folly of my ways

a friend of mine is going to a split. His x has made some interesting choices. she's a mom, im a mom. i know the root of her choices is based on fear of what may happen to her kids. so she clamps down on something that appears to be reasonable (remember the pretty and sparklingly wrapped present?) And at first glance this may seem like a reasonable decision. however in her attempt to control, she gave up her control and now is at more risk than she thought she was previously ( the subtle manoeverings).

fear is an interesting animal....

and yet hes a nasty beast, that one........