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The Girl who was Afraid of Everything

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I submitted this as an essay and thought I could fulfill my blogging goals with the same piece--plus the added bonus of the scared-of-everything poem. To Courage. I’m one of those people who is afraid of most everything. Among other things, I used to have nightmares about needing to ask someone for help at Walmart with their friendly “Need Help? Ask Me!” buttons taunting my limited knowledge of where to find duct tape (I was certain that only hapless simpletons asked for assistance). One late, sleepless night, I wrote a poem about all the things I was afraid of, but had to stop after #32 because I didn’t have the energy to invest in a full therapy session with myself. (see below) Despite being afraid of everything from grievous spelling errors to being forever alone (usually correlated fears), I try to put faith first. That means going forth and acting with courage and being brave despite my fears. I realize taking risks won’t kill me (unless the risks include riding on