Oh yes, I do have one of those, in a way simular to Rick's. One big difference: I will NOT talk about it publicly. Shame keeps me from sharing it, knowing my quirk is totally illogical and unreasonal. Having a quirk does not make you chicken in my opinion. Being this honest about it makes you quite the contrary. It makes me a bit jealous, in fact. Do a little search of the internet on fear, anxiety and phobia and you'll find more then you ever could dream up. None of these fears are logical, a lot of them don't even remotely connect to any actual danger, like yours and mine. Therapy seems to have success in some cases, but in your case, I think you found an excellent solution by taking the long way to avoid a tunnel or big ship. Why do something you don't like? We are paddling for FUN, aren't we? Maybe we're not. Last year on Corsica, I paddled a handfull of seacaves. I found them scary, dark, hostile places. I imagined all kinds of monsters lurking in the dark and was always glad to get out of them. So why couldn't I resist to enter the next, and the next, and every bloody cave I could find? I guess I must be crazy. Sometimes, when paddling a safe, quiet lake in moonlight, there will be a tension that does not present itself as fear, but more as a feeling of excitement and mystery. The fear will make the experience more beautiful: It will convert a normal night into a fairytale. It may be a common, childish fear of the dark, but in this case it makes a trip worth my while. Happy fears, try to enjoy them whenever you can, Niels. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Apr 17 2003 - 07:51:12 PDT
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