Queries......

[violachic]

Are you afraid of anything? Does this fear interfere at all with they way you live/want to live your life? How do you deal with this fear? Do you ever look at anyone with fears and wonder what they're so afraid of? Do you face your fear(s), or do you do anything to avoid them?


Do you feel you have "potential"? Do you live up to said potential? Have you ever encountered anyone who thought you had more potential than you think you do, or less potential than you think you do? Would living up to your potential automatically make you happy? Do you feel obligated to others to develop that potential?

Comments

[pisslejane.livejournal.com]

Fears -- I have fears. . .a lot of them are irrational. I think that's what makes them fears in the first place. I have an unreal fear of the dark. I'm 27 years old and I can't stand to be somewhere with no light. I still have to sleep with a night light. Doesn't make me real effective at dealing with my kids fears of the dark, but . . .I try hard. It doesn't effect my happiness.

My biggest fear is of being alone. I hate the concept of being without someone. Maybe that's why I had 3 kids despite all of the warnings against me having children. I like knowing that no matter what I will never be alone. It wasn't the sole reason for me having children but it did make a difference.

Potential -- this is a big issue in my life right now. Every one seems to think I have the ability to do all the things that THEY want me to do, i.e. a full time job, law school, paralegal certification, etc. etc. I'm awfully content with my life. I think being a good mommy is my best potential. Maybe that's silly but I am awfully content with where I am even though the outside world is not. I don't think living up to my potential would make me any happier than I am right now. I am happy with me . . even though I'm not the ideal weight or height or anything.

/rant.

[violachic.livejournal.com]

Teach me to be like you :)

I'm afraid of the dark, too.

[pisslejane.livejournal.com]

Trust me sweety it took me a very long time, a lot of life experiences and learning to look death in the face and walk away to get to this point and I'm still not perfect by any means. I just know what I want out of life and how to get it now.

[violachic.livejournal.com]

I just know what I want out of life and how to get it now

This is the part I seem to be eternally stuck on

[pisslejane.livejournal.com]

Give yourself time. I have lived a lot of life. I have no idea how old you are, but I was 18 when I got married, lost a baby and got pregnant again shortly after my 19th birthday. Since then I've been divorced, remarried, had 2 more kids and lived a hell of a lot of experiences. I've spent 8 1/2 years getting my bachelor's degree because I WANTED it that bad. You can do what you set out to do if you have a plan and are flexible enough to realize life is never lived on your schedule but on God's. *hugs*