tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post2337468428952516959..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: How do you handle fear?Rain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-75880180650772748692014-10-08T08:51:35.563-07:002014-10-08T08:51:35.563-07:00Yes, fear is very visceral. I have heard it said t...Yes, fear is very visceral. I have heard it said that being afraid is a good thing. Goads us to action. Fear though paralyzes us or makes us act in ways that are detrimental to our own good. We see that a lot in politics ;)Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-88261814323295079342014-10-07T16:27:01.650-07:002014-10-07T16:27:01.650-07:00Roger's maternal grandmother lost two of her s...Roger's maternal grandmother lost two of her sisters to the flu epidemic in 1918. I was just thinking about that the other day and so googled around to see what the headlines looked like in the newspapers at that time. It's interesting that, according to wikipedia, the world lost 3%-5% of its population to the flu. I couldn't tell from the photos of headlines if there was a lot of fear mongering back then. It would be interesting to read the articles to see if such a terrible illness was being used as a political tool. Fear is an interesting thing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-53515153958454115292014-10-05T08:53:52.738-07:002014-10-05T08:53:52.738-07:00Good post Rain. I am not sure if you get "ju...Good post Rain. I am not sure if you get "just the facts" from the newspaper, but I understand your point. You don't get nearly as much hype and that seems to be out of control in most TV news these days. <br /><br />When my father was in high school, he contracted what luckily turned out to be a very mild case of polio. He had no visible after affects. But while he was in the hospital the county health department came to his house and drug his bed outside and burned it. Could you imagine that today? People would be suing over invasion of privacy or some such BS. We need a little more leadership from our government and it little less touchy feely, feel goodness. <br /><br />Your tree hugging comment about the wind storm made me laugh. I don't think I would ever actually hug a tree, but being outdoors in the midst of trees is definitely good for the soul. Ingineer66https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319022726561229313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-74848200877302032592014-10-04T16:03:36.532-07:002014-10-04T16:03:36.532-07:00Second try! I'm having trouble with my compute...Second try! I'm having trouble with my computer tossing me out of what I'm doing, and if I'm writing my train of thought crashes as well. This will be shorter because I can't recall all of the pithy tome I was composing. ;-)<br /><br />Your cartoon is my first line of defense for the boogeyman news. I put myself on a news fast from time to time when I get to wrapped up in it. When I start dreaming about it I know it's time to back off.<br /><br />Fear, stress, aggravation? I also walk, in the trees by the river if possible. Talk to my family, and try to be kind to others to put back some positive into the mix. I read, and I have a collection of DVD's that distract me enough to change my outlook, some funny, some sweet, and many fantastic. It protects my psyche from the Chicken Little news.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485118642482033233noreply@blogger.com