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The day I started working on conquering fear

10/30/13 | live

“Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. That is near insanity. Do not misunderstand me danger is very real but fear is a choice.”
Will Smith

For as long as I can remember I have been afraid of heights.
I remember sitting in the back seat of my dads silver zephyr as we drove in the mountains.

Racing past sparkling white waterfalls we snaking our way thru the lush deep valleys and back up the steep rocky inclines.

My mother in the front seat quietly clutching the Arm rest between her and my dad.
panicked.
I vaguely remember her taking off her seatbelt and slipping down to sit on the floor when we were delayed on the way down a steep hill for construction our tent trailer behind us.
Brakes smoking in protest while we waited.
We could have been there five minutes or longer who knows but the impression stuck.

That fear rubbed off on me but manifests itself sometimes in strange ways.
I’m not a big fan of stairs or glass covered railings.
Escalators and elevators either.
I hate balcony seats to any event if it’s not right on the isle and away from the front row.

Yet I love to fly.

I have no issues with roller coasters unless one of my small children are sitting beside me then I am clutching them for dear life willing the mechanical straps to be effective.

They know I’m fearful and thankfully it hasn’t seemed to rub off on them.

I’m not sure if it’s the height that bothers me or the fear of falling from that height that’s the issue but I decided that this year on my birthday I was going to work on concurring that fear.

I wanted to do something that would allow me to safely face that fear so we went rock climbing.
Here are a few pictures from my first climb.


You want me to climb THAT?


Almost there….. (Heart racing and shaky knees)


Exhaustion! Pure exhaustion…but I made it to the top and did it over and over again just for the fun of it.


I’m in the middle with two of my closest girl friends who were more than thrilled to share this with me.

I’m sure it will probably take me a little longer to get over this but one small baby step at a time!

Have you ever faced your fears?
What are you afraid of?
Did you ever get over it?

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  1. Dee says

    November 2, 2013 at 3:55 pm

    Way to go!!! I've never tried that before!

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  2. Cheap Is The *New* Classy says

    November 1, 2013 at 3:48 pm

    Old age! Lol! I respect life now more than I did as a teen. 🙂

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  3. Heather Lawrence says

    November 1, 2013 at 2:15 pm

    Roflmao!! I think I should have had more coffee before I read that!
    I totally 100% agree with you!

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  4. Heather Lawrence says

    November 1, 2013 at 2:12 pm

    I wasn't so sure either to be totally honest with you but I am so glad I went!

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  5. Heather Lawrence says

    November 1, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    What happened to turn your love to fear?

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  6. Heather Lawrence says

    November 1, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    :0) Thanks Liz!!

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  7. Heather Lawrence says

    November 1, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    It's awful isn't it! I have found it can be so embarrassing sometimes so I'm working on getting over it once and for all!

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  8. Heather Lawrence says

    November 1, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    Lol! As soon as we hooked up my friend looked at me and politely said “get up that wall!”
    I'm glad they were there with me.
    And I'm glad my husband was there to witness me a) not having a meltdown and b) had his camera ready to get photographic proof!

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  9. Heather Lawrence says

    November 1, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    I think this is more generational as my mom remembers my grandmother being afraid of heights.
    I do not want to share this family trait with my kids!
    I'm saddened to think how much I may have missed out on because I wouldn't “look over the edge” or ” climbed up that flight of stairs”.
    We had so much fun and I can not wait to go climbing again sometime soon!

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  10. Carmen Uballe says

    November 1, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    Have you ever faced your fears? No… and I never want too..
    What are you afraid of? My biggest fear is something happening to one of my kids.. (this would have to happen for me to face my fear)
    Did you ever get over it? No and Never will…

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  11. Cindy Batchelor says

    October 31, 2013 at 8:02 pm

    Wow great for you! so inspring!

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  12. Cynthia Landrie says

    October 31, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    Good for you! Working through your fears is such a hard thing to do and you have worked through one. It will make all of the other fears seem small!

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  13. Seana Turner says

    October 31, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    Fear is such a strange paralyzer, isn't it? I think most would agree that taking a small step directly into it is exactly the way to start pummeling fear down. Heading toward the fear zaps a lot of its power. I'm impressed by your climb!!

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  14. Shannah @ Just Us Four says

    October 31, 2013 at 11:40 am

    Awesome job. Confronting our fears can be so difficult but is really worth it in the end.

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  15. Malia says

    October 31, 2013 at 8:44 am

    I'm afraid of heights too! It's great to do something like this to conquer your fears.

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  16. Tara says

    October 31, 2013 at 4:23 am

    Way to go! If I am not strapped into something, I have a hard time with heights!

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  17. Karla Campos says

    October 31, 2013 at 3:58 am

    Wall climbing is so much fun, glad you faced your fear and made it to the top and back several times.

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  18. Danielle @ We Have It All says

    October 31, 2013 at 3:47 am

    I love this post… and great job! I am afraid of heights, but I've gone sky diving and rock wall climbing. Although with the rock wall, I had a HARD time letting go and falling down.

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  19. Victoria says

    October 31, 2013 at 2:30 am

    I have always wanted to go rock climbing. I guess I should conquer my fear of bugs now!

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  20. Wendy says

    October 31, 2013 at 2:21 am

    Congrats! Feels good to conquer it, doesn't it? Now, if I could only take my own advice!

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  21. Robyn Good says

    October 31, 2013 at 2:05 am

    You are braver than me!

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  22. k balman says

    October 31, 2013 at 1:57 am

    I have a fear of dolls. I haven't faced it yet and my daughter actually doesn't care to play with them, thank God.

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  23. QueenB says

    October 31, 2013 at 1:36 am

    if i'm scared to face my fears does that mean i have to not be afraid to be afraid? i'm a big chicken

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  24. Cheap Is The *New* Classy says

    October 31, 2013 at 1:32 am

    I used to love roller coasters and now I am terrified of them.

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  25. Amy Desrosiers says

    October 31, 2013 at 12:35 am

    I am not sure if I would be able to do this myself, but I'm glad you are conquering your fear!

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  26. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    October 31, 2013 at 12:05 am

    Bravo and a standing ovation for you. That is so, so brave!

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  27. Pam says

    October 30, 2013 at 11:42 pm

    Good for you to take steps to conquer your fears. I am terrified of heights if I get near the edge of really tall places.

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  28. debdenny says

    October 30, 2013 at 10:24 pm

    Good For YOU! (Nice to have good friends to support you)

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  29. Jen B says

    October 30, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    That is awesome!! I am terrified of heights!

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  30. DeDa Studios says

    October 30, 2013 at 4:01 pm

    Oh My! I can see where your fear started from! Looks like fun! CONGRATS!

    Reply

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