I hear you on the ‘always looking at the ways things can go wrong thing.’ I do that, too. I think I got lucky (ahem) in having the Friday the 13th concept presented by a source I already discounted. Maybe if it had been said by a respected teacher, or a classmate I liked, it would have been different. I just knew that weenie was not to be believed on anything.

I believe the phrase you’re reaching for is “feel the fear and do it anyway.” That was a lesson that came much later; I always thought I was unbrave because I was afraid of things. It was many years on when I realized brave people do feel fear; they just go ahead and do the scary thing despite it.

It was not till well into the afternoon that I suddenly realised that it was indeed Friday the thirteenth. It just did not occur to me!

I agree with you, Bearish! Forture favours the brave. Period.

I wish I had, however, been gifted with this insight as early as you were. I was too scared all the time, as I was equipped with the intelleigence to play scenarios out. I was forever calculating the forty things that could go wrong if I went down that slide or climbed that tree.

So for me, it was a hard lesson learned. There is nothing wrong with being afraid, but doing so is a choice. We can choose to do otherwise; thats usually when the good and great start to happen.

Oh well, there’s always next year!