tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760472646936486648.post7905575648523573424..comments2014-09-04T12:28:29.979-07:00Comments on The Powder Room : (No) Fear FactorDiane Meehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139593918183638954noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760472646936486648.post-71723985980900150172011-03-19T21:14:22.832-07:002011-03-19T21:14:22.832-07:00Wow! This one is for me! :) As I am sure every ...Wow! This one is for me! :) As I am sure every woman in here is thinking. I grew up with small challenges; a broken family...whose isn't? Moving and changing schools quite often. Many close friends passing away when I was only a teen. But somehow I always had this thought in mind and I remember telling it to my mom when I was 17...Love life for the challenges it brings us. I realize now that there was not a challenge in the world that would prepare me for the fear I face today.<br /><br />I am definitely on a roller coaster, struggling with MS. There are good times when I am ticking up the hill with the anticipation of fear. There are times I want to scream, I can only scream, like swooshing down the hill. But there are still the fun, laughing corners to turn where I am not even thinking about the monstrous hill ahead.<br /><br />If I had not gone through what I have been through, I don't think that I would realize just how strong a woman is. It almost seems surreal to think back to my most trying times, losing my sight or losing mobility on the right side of my body. I still even shudder at the thought and think, "Wow! I made it through that?" <br /><br />If you are not failing, then you are not trying. This is what I tell my kids. Don't be afraid to fail, it will make you afraid to try and if you never try, then you will never know!<br /><br />My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Japan!<br /><br />And Diane, I want to thank you for this topic as I recently am struggling with yet another episode of MS and find myself in that fear of the unknown. Remembering what I have made it through and realizing what others will make it through has been a very encouraging thought tonight.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130474192776509860noreply@blogger.com