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Tom Hardin's avatar

I found this particularly moving as you reflected on I nervous vs I excited at almost 80 I still have trouble knowing which is true for me. Paying attention is so important and easy to gloss over thh

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Cynthia Manchester's avatar

This observation and encouragement is more than important me in my aging life. I realize that I have begun to defer or cancel altogether planned activities (especially travel) to which I was previously looking forward ~ at an alarmingly increasing rate. Because “I nervous.” Thank you for giving me a way to reassess my feelings and their labels. Although helicopters will always truly make ME nervous. And I have yet to discern a protector who would “borrow a hundred tiny stars” on behalf of my well-being. How, dear mentor, does a Spiritual orphan ever really feel safe?

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Paige La Grone Babcock's avatar

What an emotionally intelligent little guy to make the connection between being nervous and being excited!!

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Brad's avatar

Love your insight at seeing how these two emotions and feelings are similar or connected yet are quasi different. TY

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