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Annette Rudd's avatar

Hey Alex, congrats on the journey!! You did something that you were scared to and I think that is the only way we grow. Gotta keep pushing those edges out. ;)

Absolutely no surprise or shame in that fear. It's a perfectly natural part of growth, so maybe re-frame it that way. The reward is some additional resilience in the way you are coping at home with things that might have once stressed you.

I loved reading all of your journey blogs. So interesting and entertaining and a great look into the lives of other people a distance away! Thank you for being the purveyor of that.

The incident on your airport trip sounds like a timely reinforcement for your farewell. Imagine how you would have felt if that happened on one of your first trips! Aghh!! Maybe it was the universe's (or whatever you believe in) saying.....time to go home now, shit is getting freaky. Having said that I have had my share of those incidents in safe old Newcastle (one at work and one on Glebe road). Both in the 1980s but I am sure there are some crazy guys still doing it somewhere. In a sense I agree we are all never really 100% safe, but we can look out for selves, avoid the known dangers (and again that can be a very personal perception) and and also know that each event can make us stronger. There are plenty of kind people and support available as your journey as shown us

Thanks for the taking me along on the ride! I look forward to reading more of your musings.

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Dan's avatar

what an adventure Alex, a great story of overcoming fear with action and walking away with some character building experiences and great stories to be shared. I love the inspiration this has given you in your writing too, something you could never have obtained staying at home in comfort. Good on you!

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