Don't be afraid your life will end: be afraid that it will never begin.
- Grace Hansen
So often our focus upon death and the possibility of dying is an escape from our real fear....that of living our lives. We have become comfortable with a way of life that is actually a slow death. Our constant working, busyness, taking care of others, and rushing around relieves us of the responsibility of being fully alive and kills us slowly, and in a socially acceptable way to boot. What more could we ask for?
Why are we so afraid of living our lives? What would our be like if we decided to show up for them and live them? Why is it so frightening to anticipate feeling our feelings being present to each moment?
MY INNER PROCESS never gives me more than I can handle. I may not like handling it, and I can handle it. It is when I refuse to handle my life that it backs up on me.
XOXO
Miss Olivia Black Suicide
