Over it!

Its been a while since I’ve written. I’ve been getting over some things.

We all experience disappointments, traumas, deaths, deaths of dreams. Challenges, adversities, obstacles to overcome, hopefully followed by forward movement, growth. Some take two minutes, some two years, some twenty. Some we never really get over.

Sometimes Fear results, a whole different thing to overcome. We fear a bad experience happening again, or feeling the pain again, whether physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. Fear serves us for a while, keeping us safe, and there’s comfort in safety.

Recently I met a beautiful, free, young wrangler, and galloped full speed with her near the top of Pikes Peak on a horse named Dunny. When we triumphantly crested the top of the ridge, that horse stomped his feet, as if saying “over it!”, and, in my spirit, I did too! I finally overcame fear: Fear of Falling, after experiencing a trauma with my horse, Jubilee.

Somehow, after that, I was able to conquer another fear, one I’d been struggling with for twenty years: Fear of Failing, after experiencing a personal disappointment long ago. Guess what? I’m over it.

I can’t help quoting my characters Rex and Ruby, kid reporters from my series Kids on Assignment -the Adventures of Rex and Ruby, whose byline is: “Overcoming obstacles, with teamwork, perseverance, and a little help from the Chief”. It’s the point of every episode, and the point of every episode of our lives.

Fear served me for a while, but it doesn’t serve me anymore.

Over it.

Next episode!