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Fear
The Bear
We have found that when we begin to turn towards or face our neurosis and unpleasant situations we become involved in working with ourselves and our conflicts in a meaningful way. When we no longer run from that which we are afraid there becomes the possibility of being responsible for our projections of aggression, ignorance, and fear.
March 1981John Lennon
Remembering his music, carrying on, being true to the vision we share
February 1981Fear And Courage
Fear of losing control, feeding courage with trust and patience, looking to the Bible
November 1980Fugitives
I arrive late, as usual, paper ends flapping from my briefcase, crumbs clinging to my coat after a crackers-and-cheese lunch between stoplights. Picking my way across the muddy yard from my parking place in a tow-away zone, I glance at the glassed-in central staircase of the high school to check the time.
August 1980Sunbeams
July 1980Task: to be where I am. / Even when I’m in this solemn and absurd / role: I am still the place / where creation does some work on itself.
Childhood Fears
Large vegetables, losing one or both parents, the death of an animal
June 1980Woman’s Choice: A Sampler
Excerpts From A New Intimate Monthly Journal Of Feminine Expression
I figure the recipe for getting depressed is: Don’t get any exercise, don’t see your friends, don’t eat a balanced diet, don’t do the things you enjoy doing most, don’t take responsibility for the odds and ends of life that need to be attended to whether you enjoy them or not; postpone them. Instead, do: spend a lot of time on the things that you enjoy least, stay indoors, and get lots of sleep.
March 1980
