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How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. - Judy Blume, author
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I don't see this as a useful truism for me. The course of my life has been determined by a lot of luck and circumstances, as well as how I handle my loves, hopes, opportunities, misfortunes, fortunes, etc. Fears are there, too, I suppose, but they definitely don't predominate.How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. - Judy Blume, author
The original statement was "like a lighthouse in a bog" which is in use here since the '60's but I was afraid not many people would know what a bog is. Never heard of Morgan Pyne.We have nothing to fear but fear itself - FDR
We have met the enemy and he is us - Walt Kelly
A lighthouse in a desert, brilliant but useless - Morgan Pyne (on Twitter)
A bog is where The Hound of Baskerville lives, right?The original statement was "like a lighthouse in a bog" which is in use here since the '60's but I was afraid not many people would know what a bog is. Never heard of Morgan Pyne.
A bog is where The Hound of Baskerville lives, right?
Of course not - I have no idea who Morgan Pyne is either...but he has the quip on one of his Twitter posts
Nope, that was a Mire, Grimpen Mire. Mires in the valleys, Bogs on the hills was one differentiation I was given. Hence the renowned song; "A rare bog, a rattling bog, a bog down in the valley-o".A bog is where The Hound of Baskerville lives, right?
This does not seem like a good message to help people cope with fears. Fear is an important emotion and should be respected and understood, not automatically denied!F.E.A.R. is an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real
Yup.... my mistakeNope, that was a Mire, Grimpen Mire. Mires in the valleys, Bogs on the hills was one differentiation I was given.
Excellent - I will keep this one in my memory banks.F.E.A.R. is an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real
In NZ "the bog" it is a alternate name for the toilet (bathroom for North Americans).A bog is where The Hound of Baskerville lives, right?
Of course not - I have no idea who Morgan Pyne is either...but he has the quip on one of his Twitter posts
A bog is where you find peat (not Pete) where we cut turf for the fire, found in Ireland, Scotland and other parts of Europe, and many other parts of the world too I'm sure, (just covering myself here)
The things I learn on this forumNope, that was a Mire, Grimpen Mire. Mires in the valleys, Bogs on the hills was one differentiation I was given. Hence the renowned song; "A rare bog, a rattling bog, a bog down in the valley-o".
That is because it took a right turn and got lost in the bogI have a hard time making sense of all these posts!
"There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy..."Well, they sure find a lot of mummies in the bogs. Whose to say one of them is not a “Pete”?
As a lifelong Sherlockian, I appreciate any reference to the Master Detective, CWBuff. Thanks!A bog is where The Hound of Baskerville lives, right?
Of course not - I have no idea who Morgan Pyne is either...but he has the quip on one of his Twitter posts
To put things more seriously, Fear is real, and is there to keep us alive. The important thing is to distinguish between what we should be fearful of and take appropriate steps (giant nest of wasps in the back yard - they were definitely not my imagination) versus what we shouldn't fear (mouse in the cupboard - really its only a mouse).F.E.A.R. is an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real
Bah! Only cause you're his brotherAs a lifelong Sherlockian, I appreciate any reference to the Master Detective, CWBuff. Thanks!
Yes for me if “fear of getting stuck in one place and not seeing/doing/going more” counts as a determining factor.How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. - Judy Blume, author
How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. - Judy Blume, author
Same here!Yes for me if “fear of getting stuck in one place and not seeing/doing/going more” counts as a determining factor.
I would change your wording to "who do not fear or refuse to acknowledge the danger"but the current danger is both to and from those who do not fear or refuse to acknowledge fear, and, having acknowledged it, to take sensible precautions.
I read yesterday that Covid seems to be causing hair loss in many people - I think people would be more afraid of losing their hair than of getting sick. It might make them more likely to take precautions.One of the biggest dangers that we have in Canada right now is the number of people (in Alberta, largely aged between 20 and 29) who are not afraid of COVID-19, so see no point in taking precautions against it. I agree with the Judy Blume quote about how we handle our fears, but the current danger is both to and from those who do not fear or refuse to acknowledge fear, and, having acknowledged it, to take sensible precautions.
Well, I take fear to be a vital warning system for danger, although one cannot totally rely on it. I am afraid of heights, and of spiders, although I have known very little danger from either in my life. But I was somewhat surprised to find myself unphased by the close presence of a large bear on my last wilderness hike. I am reluctant to rely on the ability to recognise danger of the young people who are making the infection statistics rise in my province right now, and I would prefer that they return to the fear which kept them following safety precautions in the early stages of the pandemic. It is hard to continue to act as if one were in constant danger when all seems ordinary around us and we are no longer feeling afraid.I would change your wording to "who do not fear or refuse to acknowledge the danger"
I think that one can acknowledge the danger of the Coronavirus without being overly fearful of it.
Sometimes. Sometimes fear is an appropriate response to a dangerous situation. The trick, of course, is knowing when it is which.F.E.A.R. is an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real
This does not seem like a good message to help people cope with fears. Fear is an important emotion and should be respected and understood, not automatically denied!
Nope, that was a Mire, Grimpen Mire. Mires in the valleys, Bogs on the hills was one differentiation I was given. Hence the renowned song; "A rare bog, a rattling bog, a bog down in the valley-o".
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