agirl
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ORIGINAL: Asherscorp1 Now I know this might not sound like much of a challenge to some of you A "challenge" can only be understood in context. Everybody's challenges are their own. Carol is afraid of heights. It is a serious challenge for her to climb a ladder. It is not for me because I don't have the fear. I'm afraid of being eaten by sharks (despite a ridiculous three million to one ratio in who eats who). It is a challenge for me to get into the deep blue whereas it's not for Carol. She doesn't have the fear. It is never the specific challenge that matters. What matters is how we face our fears. As Jeff mentioned....a challenge is the most personal thing.(I'm convinced I'm going to, at least, get sucked by a Basking Shark if I splosh in the sea. I feel your fear Jeff!) I don't actually care HOW I face my fears but I get a little bit of *high* when I do. In fact I've got a list as long as my arm of things I'm (supposedly irrationally) afraid of.I only have to smash one, for my confidence to shoot skyward for a good while. It has all sorts of beneficial knock-on effects. I'm an enormous wuss in the most incredible ways....pathetically so, frankly. We all have our personal victories........it'd be self-defeating to compare. I had my first (and only) tattoo this weekend. No biggie to anyone else, in fact pretty damn boring. Not to ME though......I had no objection and no worries about being marked for life, but I WAS apprehensive about the pain, the process and the site (my mons). It was also unexpected...ie, I had no idea that *this* was the day! There's marked difference between your latest post and the one where you felt sorely challenged. agirl
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