[pct-l] Fear

[spiritbear2k at hotmail.com (Ginny & Jim Owen)]

Bethany wrote:
>My biggest fears right now:
>* That I'm not tough enough, experienced enough, prepared enough...
>whatever it takes, I don't have it.
>* I'm quitting my job, confounding my friends and family, and telling
>everyone I know what a grand adventure this will be.  But somehow, I'll
>be wrong and I'll just miss everything that I'm trading in.  That whole
>grass-is-always-greener syndrome...
>
>And strangely, I'm a little scared of the opposite, too.  That allowing
>myself this break from the responsible-adult, professional-job,
>home-owning world means that I'll never be happy returning to this life
>again.  That once I have this long breath of freedom, the "real world"
>will never be satisfying...
>

All your fears are reasonable, but the last one has a 90+% probability of 
becoming "reality"  - especially if you finish. And that's probably the best 
thing that could happen to you.

An old study determined that 90% of what people worried about never 
happened, 8% turned out to be beneficial and 2% was detrimental.  The odds 
are in your favor.  Go for it.  <G>

Walk softly,
Jim

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