Quote of the Day | What are you afraid of, and why?

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Patty

Fear is a question: What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, your fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if you explore them.
Marilyn Ferguson

To begin to overcome your fear, you must first look at what you are afraid of and why? Most of us are afraid because of a past experience, something we heard, or even the fact that it is an unknown!

So let’s spend this topic discussing what we are afraid of and why?

I have a funny one. I am TERRIFIED of mice. This is somewhat common, but I seriously am petrified of them. If I even know that a mouse has touched something, I will throw it away. Once, we had a mouse that had gotten into our house. I had heard it, and went to look for it. All of a sudden, I spotted it. It’s big ears and eyes were peaking over the toaster. Out went the toaster, along with a very serious threat to my husband that if there was ever another mouse in our house, we were moving. (So far, no more mice, and we are still living here.)

What caused this over the top fear? When I was little, we had to drive the trash to the local dump. So, I went with my dad one day. Our trash cans were kept out in our garage (I lived out in the country in Iowa - mouse haven). Apparently, our trash cans had gotten infested with mice. I looked over, and saw a mouse run across my dad’s foot. I started screaming, and then all of a sudden, they were everywhere, including one hanging down from the dash. I managed to grab an ice scraper and started beating at them. My dad thought it was hysterical, so he decided to run his hands under my legs, making the sensation of a mouse. I literally tried to jump out the window, and my dad saved me by pulling me back in. Since that time, I have been extremely, over the top, petrified of mice.

Your turn - What are you afraid of, and why?

Your Mice Passing Out Blogger,
Patty Benton
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