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Elizabeth's Blog Post #9

 EElizabeth’s English Blog #9

By: Elizabeth Crotts

Fear is an emotion that motivates some and debilitates others. They differ from every person. My guess is, you’re here to find out what brings out my fear. What am I afraid of?

I have had many fears throughout my childhood. I was afraid of thunderstorms, and to be completely transparent, I still am sometimes. I was afraid of the traditional monster under the bed. I also feared heights, but mostly falling from great heights. As well as staircases because I fell walking down concrete stairs as a toddler, and viewed them as the most dangerous thing in my three-floored house. I would hold on to the railing for dear life.  Oh, the scarring trauma of fear.

When I don’t think I am in harm’s way, I enjoy watching the strikes of lightning in a thunderstorm. I don’t see monsters under my bed anymore and I have learned how to walk down the stairs, at least most of the time. I can still be a little bit of a klutz so, sometimes I could use a review lesson on how to walk. As for heights, I love them more than they scare me. I love ziplining, high ropes course, and tall amusement park rides that drop you over 100ft in the air. I view heights no longer as a fear, but as a challenge for my competitive self to conquer.

The most recent fear I conquered was my debilitating fear of death. What’s going to happen when I die? How will I die? What will I have accomplished before I die? These questions circulated in my mind for years. The tough thing is none of us are given a death date before the second it happens. It’s unpredictable. All we know is one moment we are living, and the next we aren’t. So, whatever impact on this world I will have has to be made today, in this moment. When are you going to make your impact on the world?

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