tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post2178308725183402615..comments2023-06-07T03:18:27.705-07:00Comments on Enchanted Oak: Fear Is the Mind-KillerEnchanted Oakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-76679003331091825152011-08-18T00:39:39.168-07:002011-08-18T00:39:39.168-07:00If I lived anywhere close to you, I would bake you...If I lived anywhere close to you, I would bake you a cake. Not much, I know in the greater scheme of things. But by golly, when something as amazing as what is happening to you, ie, your growth and transformation is expressed so beautifully and powerfully. Well, then it should be marked by having some sort of celebration and a cake would suffice. Really, you are so inspiring. High five to you and a big hug. xZedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532616759521445831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-61615788922938418532011-08-17T22:58:42.771-07:002011-08-17T22:58:42.771-07:00Ah, I think I met you 4 years ago....
You exude st...Ah, I think I met you 4 years ago....<br />You exude strength, and fearlessness. <br />Especially when you read poetry. <br />Are you reading tomorrow?<br />Kitten, <br />DiDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323454057921441274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-84918856006836038252011-08-17T17:20:12.494-07:002011-08-17T17:20:12.494-07:00Because Mike is huge Dune fan - I've read a lo...Because Mike is huge Dune fan - I've read a lot of the books (out of love for him and then because they're darn interesting). That's one of my favorite quotes - along with, "It is by will alone I set my mind in motion..." (Although I just checked with Mike & he said that it's from the David Lynch movie, not the books). He is even now behind me quoting the Litany of Fear & the other one verbatim. He's a bit of a Dune nerd. :)<br /><br />ANYWAY, I love that you are now able to catch hold of the fear & address it before your mind dissolves into a puddle.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-66512575329235407772011-08-17T17:17:11.321-07:002011-08-17T17:17:11.321-07:00What a glorious, uplifting piece of writing. Good,...What a glorious, uplifting piece of writing. Good, good, good on you and here's to faith too.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-17270845755423228672011-08-17T17:05:03.420-07:002011-08-17T17:05:03.420-07:00Thank you for this wonderful post. My son could no...Thank you for this wonderful post. My son could not leave the house for months (he is 27) because of his anxiety. Now he works, goes to school, but he still can't do the social thing. I'm sad for him he can't go and "relax" with friends, but I'm proud of how far he has come.<br /><br />One step at a time...Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496172669599418214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-88763892832589560642011-08-17T10:43:35.134-07:002011-08-17T10:43:35.134-07:00This gives me great encouragement for my 18 year o...This gives me great encouragement for my 18 year old daughter's ability to overcome her own anxiety (sound like a familiar story from another comment? It is.) I will provide her a link to your post, so she can see she isn't alone. Nor is her anxiety a disorder she can't beat...or at least not have to bow down to. <br /><br />Pheromone Girl did use your quote and linked back to you.Monkey Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741294113777908130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-87589795861869666722011-08-17T09:32:35.416-07:002011-08-17T09:32:35.416-07:00This is such a true post, so honest and so amazing...This is such a true post, so honest and so amazingly true how fear does kill our minds, and rest us away from the life we are to have.<br /><br />I am so glad you can work through with love and healing and the love of others, the joy of living is so worth the risk we may feel that we are taking.<br /><br />My mom always said to me in a misquote of Nietzche: "that which doesn't kill me, only makes me stranger" this is true for my life!<br /><br />many bright blessingsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127343815869529555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-18260917490423546142011-08-17T08:58:21.114-07:002011-08-17T08:58:21.114-07:00Hail, Pheremone Girl,
good wishes on your beautif...Hail, Pheremone Girl, <br />good wishes on your beautiful daughter. The mind is a windy place indeed.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-65269669020665376432011-08-17T08:45:55.029-07:002011-08-17T08:45:55.029-07:00I have an 18 year old with debilitating anxiety. I...I have an 18 year old with debilitating anxiety. I watch as she blooms into someone that can leave the house, giggle over a silly tv show and play video games with her brother. A year ago, she wouldn't leave her bed.<br /><br />She is also (like you) an immensely smart and gifted person. Her artwork is unbelievable, her passion and love for her family knows no bounds.<br /><br />I'm stealing "Fear is the wind that snuffs the candle in the wind". You'll get credit, promise! Thank you so much for sharing this.Pheromone Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434572560588948723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-74788254733514041692011-08-17T06:13:36.184-07:002011-08-17T06:13:36.184-07:00You are courageous and inspiring. DUNE is one of m...You are courageous and inspiring. DUNE is one of my all time favorite books and there were many, many memorable lines within those pages. And I love the Nietzsche quote and just realized I, too, have been misquoting it all along. I even used it wrong in my wip. Oops....off to editing, a never-ending process. Hope the interview went well.Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-3659145279048216852011-08-17T05:42:14.513-07:002011-08-17T05:42:14.513-07:00"Everything has a shadow. Fear's shadow i..."Everything has a shadow. Fear's shadow is courage."...I remember learning this in AA and in Women in Recovery. It put my anxiety in perspective, especially when I was told everyone has anxiety, actually, I was not unique. <br /><br />You've pushed through to the other side...congratulations, Chris, this post is terrific. Anxiety disorder is a terrible thing; the more education we have about it the better. xxMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-62202010469156599862011-08-17T05:13:40.263-07:002011-08-17T05:13:40.263-07:00I find the closer I stay to the present the better...I find the closer I stay to the present the better off I am. The dentist and flying are 2 notable exceptions...I take 1/2 a pill and a ride from a friend, on teeth cleaning days. I really try not to fly anymore. Last one was to Europe in'87. Clean and sober tho-! Thanks.izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-86919264740980089972011-08-17T03:49:10.866-07:002011-08-17T03:49:10.866-07:00i am glad you were able to over come that fear and...i am glad you were able to over come that fear and learn to live free again...nice ref from Dune...it is true...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-56841589728780707682011-08-17T01:56:16.242-07:002011-08-17T01:56:16.242-07:00Some good lines to help in the good fight!
xSome good lines to help in the good fight! <br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-45892704927074207922011-08-16T21:41:06.582-07:002011-08-16T21:41:06.582-07:00You are so right on Chris.
I don't remember t...You are so right on Chris.<br /><br />I don't remember that line from Dune, but I have to agree. It is incomprehensible to me how much of a good life I have missed because of fear.<br /><br />Thank you for this post.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929609187341391412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-70887065308249010392011-08-16T21:22:06.160-07:002011-08-16T21:22:06.160-07:00Very heart warming, really. We all have fear, but...Very heart warming, really. We all have fear, but I really do think that as we get older and LIKE ourselves, it is easier to step out and try things. To experience life. Good for you; baby steps are forward steps. :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.com