Fear, according to wikipedia, is an emotional response to impending danger, that is tied to anxiety. I suppose fear is a response by our bodies to stop us from doing something that could potentially hurt us...it’s that little quiver in the bottom of our bellies that whispers (or, more often than not, screams) STOP just before we put ourselves in harm's way.And yet, some of us find that the subsequent adrenaline rush makes it worthwhile to press on even as our head warns us otherwise! In fact, I have a pact with a friend to try one thing that scares me everyday. So, what are those daily activities that frighten? They range from the very serious to the very silly. Anything counts as long as you feel that little twinge of nervousness in your center. Things that make me know I am alive: jumping out of a plane, especially since my horoscope specifically warned against it; driving a stick shift through the 'big city' of Roanoke during rush hour traffic (in a borrowed car belonging to a very brave friend); ice skating for the first time at age 30; standing on a racetrack with cars speeding on either side of me; blogging.
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"People living deeply have no fear of death."
Keep living on the edge, Cdot.
sb
We live on the edge everyday in 2007. I say carpe diem. You can only aspire to those things that will make you happy if you shoot for the goal and do whatever it takes to get there!
Famous quote by Carmen :)
Or, as the Papa once shared with us:
"As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will.
You will have your heart broken probably more than once and
it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember
how it felt when yours was broken.
You'll fight with your best friend.
You'll blame a new love for things an old one did.
You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love.
So take too many pictures,
laugh too much,
and love like you've never been hurt
Because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.
Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin."
-sb
Carpe diem.
Carpe Goose.
If you aren't living on the edge, you are only taking up space. ;-)
papa
So what's the horoscope got for us today? I'm feeling vortexy ; )
That is how one truely lives - remember the immortal words of Auntie Mame...."Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death."
the ice skater
Words of wisdom...from "Joe Versus the Volcano"
"almost the whole world is asleep...everybody you know, everybody you see, everybody you talk to.
...Only a few are awake and they live in a state of constant, total amazement."
If you fear that you have a brain cloud, I highly recommend that you rent this movie.
Honey... you rode a motorcycle... stickshift should not be a problem!! LOL!
Hey S'eets,
I like your writing, I can really hear you.
I am on the Galapagos, dviving with hammerheads on tap for tomorrow, and then a week on a boat the next day.
Probably no diving with whale sharks since there are restrictions on those places due to strong panama and humboldt currents, but such is life.
Gotta run, and keep it up.
O=T
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