span style=”font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;” I/spant’s hokey, I know, but I love that quote from the movie version of ia href=”http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/”Dune/i/a. It probably comes from the book, but since I haven’t read the book in years and do remember it from the film, that’s how I attribute it.br /br /Today on a href=”http://www.ericaorloff.com/blog/2008/02/bad-clowns.html”Erica Orloff’s blog,/a she has a discussion going about nonsensical fears. I have a nonsensical fear going, one that’s been holding me back. So I thought I’d share it and see if that helps it to go away.br /br /bI fear that something (probably bad) will happen if I start working on my paranormal thriller again./bbr /br /There. I said it.br /br /It’s a paralyzing thing, this fear, born out of 14 months of, well, mostly unexpected and negative things happening every time I start to seriously work on my unfinished book. It’s dulled my love of writing and led me to feel apprehensive every time I start to think through the story.br /br /A month ago, I even announced to my friends that I was going to abandon my novel for a while and work on something else just to get away from this “cursed” feeling. There is always a linked here generic cialis overnight connection between erectile dysfunction and Heart Disease. After you have been patiently waiting, tadalafil cost I can assure you, you?re in for a wild ride. However, it is advised to buy it only from the trusted pharmacies, which ensure safe, genuine and effective female arousal products works price sildenafil for issues like decreased sexual desire and lack of libido due to menopausal problems, stress or any other physical, emotional or psychological issues. Erectile dysfunction occurs in men cialis on line buying here only. The problem is, the novel wants to be written. It wants to be finished. And since I’m a “see-it-through” kind of gal, I want to finish it.br /br /My best friend once gave me a gift that came with a card that said “Courage is not the absence of fear or despair, but the strength to conquer them.”br /br /This week, I’m going to start working on that courage thing. And start working on the book again. I just hope the ceiling doesn’t fall in.
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Thanks. I appreciate the support. The fear thing is just silly, but it does hold me up. I’m working on getting past it.BR/BR/Otherwise, I’m doing really well. The ear is healing. The cat is adjusting. And I’ve been getting steady freelance work, which has been unexpected and distracting in a positive way.BR/BR/We’ll see how this writing week turns out. 🙂
Just checking back to see how you’re doing. 🙂
The ceiling is still intact so far 🙂 And I’m slowly getting back into it all. BR/BR/Hey, congrats on your wedding anniversary.
In the Dune novel, the Bene Gesserit used the following chanted words to reduce their fear.BR/BR/ “I must not fear.BR/ Fear is the mind-killer.BR/ Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.BR/ I will face my fear.BR/ I will permit it to pass over me and through me.BR/ And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.BR/ Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.BR/ Only I will remain.” BR/BR/I would also recommend that you see the film “Batman Begins” which is one the best treatises ever made about how fear holds you back from obtaining your true potential in life. It works that theme on many levels. Think of it in those terms rather than as a ‘superhero flick’ and you will find it to be rather inspiring.