fear – Wondering Pilgrim

G’Day Fear – My Old Friend

I happily belong to a suite of personality styles that have developed lifelong strategies against focusing on fear as their constant background noise. Hence, when Joan Chittister identifies fear as a theme that confronts the adventure of ageing, I am in familiar territory. The experience of a diminishment of mental, physical and financial capacity isContinue reading “G’Day Fear – My Old Friend”

Existential dissonance!

“What fear have you conquered?” the Bloganuary prompt teases. Some remain unconquered. A childhood incident triggers aquaphobia. As a result, I’ve gotten through life without learning to swim. For an Ozzie, this is an anomaly! I have concluded that my other bête noir, acrophobia, is just plain vertigo. Air travel is a breeze, even though IContinue reading “Existential dissonance!”