Brave Enough To Be Bliss

This photo was taken at the 2022 Reunion and I had a great time. It was only my knee pain and swelling that limited me from participating in all the weekend’s activities, but I was able to see a few of them at dinner after they had attended the football game. I was so glad that finally it wasn’t fear that kept me from reconnecting with people who meant so much to me. And next reunion, they’re not going to be able to keep me away from all the weekend’s events. I plan to have myself all together physically and mentally by that time.

Starting in 2014, I had occasionally communicated and had lunch with one of my former colleagues and in 2023, I finally got brave enough to share the email I had sent to my former boss so at least she could understand where I was coming from back then. She thanked me for sharing but said she hadn’t ever known anything about it. All these years I made up a story in my mind that I had lost the respect of all my former colleagues when in reality it’s likely very few people even knew about it. Thinking about it all rationally today, even if they would have known, I doubt they would have judged me as harshly as I judged myself.

So, this is yet another example of how I was better than anyone else at creating my own misery.

“Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me, danger is very real, but fear is a choice.” Will Smith

Resources ▪ Make Space Between Thoughts — Ginger Rothhaas ▪ Neti-Neti — Ginger Rothhaas ▪ The Power of the Subconscious — Ginger Rothhaas ▪ Repetition-Truth Effect — Ginger Rothhaas ▪ A Letter of Encouragement — Ginger Rothhaas

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