This post is a semi-guest post by Angela. I’m stealing something she put on Facebook because I don’t think I could say it any better. There is so much negativity going around right now (from every side). The elections were getting heated and then coronavirus stepped in to ramp it up a few notches. After seeing all of this take place for weeks, Angela felt led to post something in a mom’s group she is a part of on Facebook. It was in response to a lot that she was seeing related to the coronavirus (and I am posting it exactly as she wrote it).
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I Hate Heights
I am terrified of heights. I don’t know if that sentence does justice for how I feel about heights. I absolutely hate heights. The worst is when you are standing at the top of hill or mountain and you can’t see the ground over the top. A few years ago when I was in Nicaragua, I decided I was going to hike up a dormant volcano and sand board back down. As we were driving up to the volcano I immediately regretted my decision. When we go to the top and had to walk around the rim of the volcano, I just stared at the ground in front of my feet. The path was about 8 feet wide and both sides had drops that would result in death. [Read more…] about I Hate Heights
Periscope: From Fear To Faith
Last September I wrote about how I was going to tackle my fear of Periscope. I knew I needed to be using Periscope more and I figured if I wrote a blog post about how I was going to it would force my hand. Seemed like a pretty foolproof plan. Except it wasn’t. I maybe did one or two scopes after that post and then went back away from it. I continued to let the fear be in my life. I continued to walk in my insecurities. Every week I would meet with my Mastermind group and they would tell me I was making a mistake and I would usually say something that started with, “Yeah, but…” [Read more…] about Periscope: From Fear To Faith
My Fear Of Periscope
You may or may not be aware, but this app called Periscope is taking the world by storm. As I predicted, it crushed Meerkat (an app that is similar to it). Periscope is an app that lets you live stream whatever you are doing. You press go and it turns on your camera and starts broadcasting whatever you are shooting. People can watch and comment live. Knowing I am working on getting into the public speaking world, I immediately created an account and planned on being an early adopter. I downloaded the app while I was in the hospital when Zeke was born. Since then I have done about 3 broadcasts. So much for using it and really jumping in and being an early adopter (although I did have an account and did predict it would blow up so maybe that counts). [Read more…] about My Fear Of Periscope
Kicking Fear in the Face
Saturday I competed in my second triathlon. It was still a sprint distance, but slightly longer than my first (this one was a 750 yard swim, 17.5 mile bike, 3.1 mile run). I was determined to not let the same disaster that happened in my first triathlon happen again (to get that story check out this post). I headed to Harris Lake full of confidence. This time around I knew what to expect, and I wasn’t going to let fear get the best of me. [Read more…] about Kicking Fear in the Face
Panic at the Triathlon
This past weekend I competed in my first triathlon in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Never did I think I would say that. It was a sprint length triathlon, which equated to a 500m swim, a 12.5 mile bike and a 3.1 mile run. I’ve spent the past few months training for it, and this past Saturday was the big day. I had never done anything like this. The longest race I had previously competed in was a five-mile run. [Read more…] about Panic at the Triathlon