Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill
If you have read my memoir, “I’m Afraid” and/or have been following my blogs, you know that Fear and All of His Children play significant roles in my life.
The fear of failing to perform any given task successfully and responsibly, whether it was for work or pleasure, has been an inherent part of my nature; a part which I often wish I could do without.
This particular fear was an exasperating part of my personality even before I was introduced to major mental and physical afflictions.
Although I was honored to be the president-elect of our Society, I was reluctant to accept the position. I was afraid that it might consume too much of my time, time that I should be devoting to my growing practice and my young marriage.
Faced with such a decision, I did what I always did: I tried to think of every possible inability, inadequacy, or incapacity that would, could, or should disqualify me for the job; I tried to imagine every possible scenario that would, could, or should cause me to neglect my wife or my practice; and, finally, I tried to determine if, but mostly how, I could, would, or should deal with any or all of these potential problems or situations.
After putting myself through this tedious and convoluted mental exercise, I proceeded to do what I almost always did: I accepted the job. The next few years promised to be busy, exciting, and, of course, worthy of worry. – Excerpt from “I’m Afraid”
Adding bipolar disorder and cerebellitis to the mix have made it an especially tasking and, at times, seemingly overwhelming component of my character.
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The saga continues in my next blog.
Do Not Be Afraid!!!