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| Robert Redford is afraid his youthful good looks won't hold out for more than another decade or two. |
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| Like being afraid that the face mask we wear to avoid germs will make us look like an albino duck wearing too much eyeliner. |
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| Unless you fear this. For God's sake, don't face down that shit. |
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| Of course, there are exceptions. |
And since Halloween is this week, what better time to talk about what we're afraid of? Remember, this is a judgment-free zone: No matter how big a pussy I might think your fears make you, feel free to share them. After all, here are mine.
Enclosed spaces.
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| Sculpture by Laura Meredith. |
Drowning.
Electric shocks.
ABANDONMENT.
Driving over the side of an overpass.
Biting down on an onion while I eat.
Being stung by a bee.
Losing myself before I've ever had a chance to find myself. That's terrifying.
So that's mine. What are yours?
My biggest fear is that I've wasted my life and any talent I might have and that it's too late to change course now. That's closely followed by the fear that even if I had the courage to quit my drudge job and try something I'm really passionate about I'd find I have no talent for it, and in creative professions it takes more than just hard work to be successful enough to make a living at it.
ReplyDeleteAlso ferrets. I'm completely cool with snakes, spiders, and all manner of furry animals, but ferrets creep me out. I consider myself lucky to have a fear of ferrets because my other two big fears aren't ones I really want to admit to. But at least I've taken the first step of admitting I have a problem, even if I'm never going to take the second step.