Hey Guys,
I woke up today scared of the future - my future to be specific. I'm not sure if I can put into words what I'm feeling....
Could it be - Pressure maybe from all the expectation I have for myself this coming year? Emotional distress perhaps - from several tough personal situations? Probably a lack of sleep (2 hours) from working on this site all night long (I really do my best).
But regardless of how I feel today, fear is something I live with and have lived with
always. I strive for great things - true - but it's rare that I don't get up scared in trying to do so. I made my movie (all my movies) Shades of Gray out of fear. Fear of being normal/boring. I lash out with Jeskid TV out of fear. Fear of being invisible any longer. I even hide from relationships for fear of ultimate failure (as they all have failed).
Fear has been a constant in my life since I was a small child. But somehow I taught myself to face it and live within it.
I once was told by some head shrinker type that I was counter phobic - someone who not only faces their fears - but runs at them. Fear drives me - chases me down - causes me not to sleep - makes my life wonderful and miserable at the same moment. Funniest thing is β I could have chosen something easier to do with my life and probably done very well β but I raise the stakes so high that fear has to be a constant factor in order to even feel competant, much less content. Itβs almost as if I put myself in personal and emotional danger on purpose for the highs and lows that ensue (I probably wouldn't have it any other way though).
Like a trapped animal - fear is my friend and my worst enemy. Though for once - for one small moment - I don't want to be afraid.
Jeskid