Here is day 2 of my blog challenge! A little late in the day but still getting it done. Here it goes!
Day 2: Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and describe how they became fears.
1. One of my biggest fears is not being good enough. I have always compared myself and my skills with those around me; especially those who are better at my hobbies than I am. I love doing art and creating things- and comparing myself to those who are better at creating than I am makes me self conscious. I don't feel confident in my work or that it's good enough to show, so I didn't show anyone for awhile. I'm not sure how this fear developed but I have grown a lot in my gifts and the Lord has given me a lot of freedom in this area so now it's easier for me to be open about my gifts. I'm still growing but progress is progress.
2. Another one of my fears is getting kidnapped. I know it's kind of silly but it truly is a deep fear. Part of that fear was developed from watching the news but a major part is watching the movie Taken. That movie messed me up for sure. Because of this fear I definitely watch my surroundings at night and keep pepper spray!
3. Finally, the last fear I have is not being able to travel. Now this fear is one that I can easily get over but one thing I really love is going to new places! My dream since I was a child was to see Israel and the 7 wonders of the world. I don't think I'll actually be able to see all 7 but a few of them would be fun and seeing the world would be good enough as well.
Any way, those are my fears! What are yours?
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Your fears seem to be brought on by only you. You are an incredible artist, and God has the perfect timing for your travels! Just be patient! As far as being kidnapped, you are a daughter of the most high! No weapon formed against you shall ever prosper! Just pay attention to your surroundings just like every woman should! My greatest fear is losing my memory! I want to recall the memories and blessings of my life to escort me out of this place, so I can be in a thankful posture when I meet Jesus!
ReplyDeleteThanks mom! I love you and thanks for all of your encouragement! I do trust the Lord will protect me and I will watch my surroundings. :-)
DeleteAs far as traveling goes, if you make it a priority, you can do it, even if you have a bunch of kids. Rosemary and I used to travel A LOT before we had kids, and she was afraid that if we had kids, we wouldn't be able to travel as much. That hasn't been the case. We have made a point of it to share our love of traveling with our kids, so that it is something we do as a family. We probably traveled more after having kids than we did before kids. Nate was 5 months old when he first flew internationally, and he had been to more countries by age 4 than it took me 25 yrs to visit.
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to be rich to do it either, it just has to be a priority. We were inspired by some Finnish friends of ours who loved to travel. We visited them once in Finland, and saw that they lived very simply, because they intentionally saved their money so they could travel more.
Thanks for commenting Nick! It's good to know that it's possible to travel with kids because that's something I've had a hard time with as well. I want kids but I want to travel and I feel like I have to travel first. I do think it's easier and more convenient without kids but not impossible!
DeleteAlso, being intentional about money and living simply does help with saving money to travel! As I'm sure you can recall, David and I are living with my parents to save money for travel! It's not ideal but it has been fun so far! Any way, thanks again for commenting and leaving some tips! :-)