BIRD FARM SOUTHFear? Nahh, I ain't got no fear!
I can't go; I'm afraid of flying. I can't eat that, I'm afraid it will be icky. I'm not going; I'm afraid they won't like me. I'm afraid of water; I'm afraid of bugs, spiders, snakes, cows, horses, dogs, heights, new places, strange places, new people, old people, young people, cats, dirt, slime, change, normalcy, bankruptcy, money (not really, just wanted to see if you were paying attention.), hunger, gluttony, pain, sorrow, sadness and other things.
Well, NOT ME! I am afraid of hurting people I don't intend to hurt. I'm not much afraid of ANYTHING else. Lots of people say well, you're afraid of getting hurt; no I'm not. I do not want to get hurt, but pain, while unpleasant, is not normally deadly. AND, listen close here, cause it's gonna get interesting, we are ALL gonna die. No way to avoid it since Jesus Christ pulled it off a couple thousand years ago. Get used to it, cause dying is unavoidable.
So, Lisa, do you have a point? Is this ranting just so that you can blow angst at your readers? Hang on, I'm getting to it. A life well lived should be our goal. Live at 100% or better as often as you can. Live with intention. Let's look at that word. The root of the work is intend. Means many things, almost all of 'em good. To apply with energy, mean, direct, design, plan, purpose, take care of, regard, design and fix the mind upon. So intention is the goal or purpose behind behavior. Got it?
If you are living at 100%, you have NO time to be afraid. Let your intention be what drives your life, not your fears. My intention today is to enjoy my home, write a rant, sorry post for this blog, work out for an hour on the Wii, to prepare and eat extraordinary food and perhaps not to get out of my pj's until this afternoon. DG's intentions today are far more industrious. He took care of the horses and the birds in the outbuilding and the fowl. Now he is changing the fuel oil filter on the furnace. Even though he is allergic to diesel fuel, he puts gloves on and does the job. His intention is to make the furnace run properly and he will. Sides that - corn is $8.00 per day to run the corn burner. Fuel oil is cheaper. Fear doesn't enter the equation for either of us. We simply have decided not to be afraid. We live our lives with intention, even if we don't get out of our jammies.
Nike had it right - just do it.
Well, NOT ME! I am afraid of hurting people I don't intend to hurt. I'm not much afraid of ANYTHING else. Lots of people say well, you're afraid of getting hurt; no I'm not. I do not want to get hurt, but pain, while unpleasant, is not normally deadly. AND, listen close here, cause it's gonna get interesting, we are ALL gonna die. No way to avoid it since Jesus Christ pulled it off a couple thousand years ago. Get used to it, cause dying is unavoidable.
So, Lisa, do you have a point? Is this ranting just so that you can blow angst at your readers? Hang on, I'm getting to it. A life well lived should be our goal. Live at 100% or better as often as you can. Live with intention. Let's look at that word. The root of the work is intend. Means many things, almost all of 'em good. To apply with energy, mean, direct, design, plan, purpose, take care of, regard, design and fix the mind upon. So intention is the goal or purpose behind behavior. Got it?
If you are living at 100%, you have NO time to be afraid. Let your intention be what drives your life, not your fears. My intention today is to enjoy my home, write a rant, sorry post for this blog, work out for an hour on the Wii, to prepare and eat extraordinary food and perhaps not to get out of my pj's until this afternoon. DG's intentions today are far more industrious. He took care of the horses and the birds in the outbuilding and the fowl. Now he is changing the fuel oil filter on the furnace. Even though he is allergic to diesel fuel, he puts gloves on and does the job. His intention is to make the furnace run properly and he will. Sides that - corn is $8.00 per day to run the corn burner. Fuel oil is cheaper. Fear doesn't enter the equation for either of us. We simply have decided not to be afraid. We live our lives with intention, even if we don't get out of our jammies.
Nike had it right - just do it.
I hope my mother will forgive me for using the @in't word and the poor grammer.
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