FEAR VS. NUMB

"When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves."

~ Viktor E. Frankl

F.E.A.R.

False Evidence Alters Reality.

Fear is easy to overcome.

When I take a step back, let go of the fear and deal with the reality in front of me, it isn't all that hard.

Having an action plan to deal with the facts,and putting that plan into action,always alleviates the fear.

Being numb to the world around me is much more problematic.

N.U.M.B.

Not Using My Blessings!

Now that is scary and devastating!

I have never had any fear during this quarantine. On a daily basis, I have dealt with what ever I could do something about.

Dinner.

Appointments.

We even moved my sister out of the house after 5 1/2 years.

I have been as proactive in my life as I possibly can be.

I closed on a mortgage allowing us to pay down all of our outstanding debt.

I have adjusted our spending to cover the shortfall of a dramatic cut in salary.

I have and continue to handle the day to day realities of my life.

And still. I find myself on the edge of becoming numb.

My talents , limited as they may be, are not being used for very much.

I am not creating or innovating.

I am dealing with the facts of my life, not using the blessings that are my life.

I am becoming NUMB.

Fear I can deal with.

Numb is something entirely different and completely new to me.

The solution is to fear numb.

Fearing numb enables me to deal with it.

I know how to deal with fear.

Take a step back.

Understand the situation.

Make a plan and then execute it.

Fear goes away and hence,so does numb!