What scares/worries/stresses you?

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Registered: 12-23-2003
What scares/worries/stresses you?
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Thu, 10-20-2005 - 12:26am

What scares/worries/stresses you?



  • Illness.
  • Poverty.
  • Instability in the job market.
  • Losing a family member.
  • Losing your way spiritually.
  • Not being accepted for myself.
  • Change.
  • Being alone.
  • Other - Please explain


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 10-25-2005 - 8:08pm
thanks Ira, Love, Leila
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Registered: 07-01-2005
Wed, 10-26-2005 - 9:39am
Ooof!

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Wed, 10-26-2005 - 10:01pm
I voted other ... I worry more that I will disappoint myself or be a disappointment to others. That I will spend so much time working for someone else and paying bills and being stuck in the daily grind, that I won't have the time, or make the time to do the things that are important to me. I don't want my life to be all about money issues. I want it to be about joy and spreading it to others. I want to always make sure I make the time to sing in the rain and dance like no one is watching and play with kids.
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Thu, 10-27-2005 - 11:35pm
War , poverty , illness and lonliness for sure.
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Registered: 08-07-2003
Fri, 10-28-2005 - 1:47am

I worry about a few things. None of them are in my control.


I worry about my future in general. I will be 37 in November. I am not aging gracefully and being my age with no BF or plans to marry is kind of making me wonder if I ever will get that family I wanted, and in general, that my life is passing me by and that I have little to show for it. Financially and asset wise, I have little. I don't care much for things, it's true, I don't know if that is coping, settling, or accepting...but I am happy with the amount of material possessions I have, with the one

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 10-28-2005 - 5:33pm
we are never alone, we have god energy and spirit guides with us.
Ultimately do we have anything else? What scares you so much? Love, Leila
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Registered: 12-23-2003
Sun, 10-30-2005 - 4:37pm

I worry more that I will disappoint myself or be a disappointment to other


True that!

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Registered: 01-10-2004
Mon, 10-31-2005 - 3:25pm

I totally understand that ... being afraid to dream. I was ... I guess still am somewhat, hung up on what my DH thinks, what my parents and family think ... Am I wasting time following something that's just all about me? Or am I just feeling unworthy? Am I putting myself last? Or are there things that I should be doing instead of doing what I want to be doing?

My DH, though he has a wonderful sense of humor, is pretty serious. He only just started taking vacations. He doesn't watch TV shows that he sees as a waste of time. My dad is the same way. If it's not something they are into, they think it's a waste of time. My Grandmothers were the same way ... childish fun was a waste of time when you could be working. Even an ex-boyfriend used to tell me that "if you aren't making money with it, it's a waste of time." I started believing that maybe creating art was a waste of time.

The good news is that instead of hiding it because it's childish and a waste of time, I realize (finally!!) that it's not up to them to teach me a lesson, it's up to me to teach them a lesson! Childhood wonder, fun, relaxation, hobbies, creativity ... all valuable and no less important than manual labor. But it's so hard to get rid of those guilt gremlins!

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Thu, 11-03-2005 - 4:51pm
Good question, Leila.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 11-07-2005 - 8:02pm
Nicole, people come and go. They die etc. it is wonderful to
have the ducks in a row, life messes them up at times.
Find things to be happy with outside of the guy, stay in self love,
keep up with your girl friends. we always have ourselves. God,
angels etc
You know what scares me? closing my eyes to meditate, like
a little kid, what goblin will be there when I close my eyes?
My kittens add to my life living alone. I went to my granson's 1st B'day party,
all the relatives are in pairs. I didn't expect my 2nd hubby to die young.
I am like an odd ball knowing I date a little while all the older folks are married,
except for my X husband. i keep quiet about it, unless Mr right is there, no sense sharing.
i am happier alone than ever before. i had to work on it, I have the kittens,
they help so much to make me happy. By developing a spiritual side I know there is so much more
here with me and to go to when I die. That takes fear away. Spirits are always with us.
not like making dinner for a husband, but a sense of peace and connection, we are
all connected and never really alone. I have the faith that the universe knows what is good for me
and for now it is living alone. Love, Leila

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