by Frances Cantrall At the beginning of this crisis, I was plunged under a wave of fear and began to drown in anxiety. I was relentlessly tossed by each new wave of change - having to say goodbye to people with no chance to process, losing my regular coffee hangouts with friends (the type that fills you with sanity for the week), feeling suffocated by fear.
What do you do when life, as you know it, is turned upside down? What do you do when not just locally, not just nationally but internationally there is a pandemic, unlike something our generation has ever had to face?
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By Marie van Rensburg Whether it's sitting down to watch a movie or proclaiming the marriage vows, there’s a certain underlying belief that makes us fear commitment: "I can’t commit because I can’t guarantee my happiness, and I don’t want to risk experiencing misfortune, dissatisfaction or regret". The question I would pose is this: is that really true?
By Benedict Slee I’ve been reflecting on a talk given by one of my fellow missionaries, where she asked the audience to think about whether the person they're interested in dating inspires them. This whole concept of being an inspiration, or finding inspiration in others, is the inspiration for this blog.
By Peter O'Donovan You attract what you fear. No, I don’t mean spiders or the boogie man.
And don’t expect anything to happen if you walk around saying, “oh man, I’m afraid of one billion dollars”. What I mean is that the fears and lies that you believe about yourself in your heart will actually manifest themselves in your relationships because you fear them. |
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