Fear is an interesting emotion. In our society, we treat it like a plague – something to cure, attack, avoid. We say, “Screw fear,” or, “Don’t let fear get in the way.” Oftentimes our message about fear is simpler: “Don’t be scared,” as if telling someone to stop being scared could stop them. In my [...]
emotions
I’m in rough shape today as I’m recovering from a 48-hour bug, so here is a post I tweaked from July 2011. I want all of my feelings to be in agreement. I want to be either happy or sad – not both. Particularly not both about a single event. Until yesterday, I was in [...]
