Fear is Like a Fox
March 24, 2012
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No matter who we are as parents, teachers, care-givers, or, as I often say, shepherds of our children and youth . . . there are “those” moments when we “lose it.” When this happens it is usually the fear factor that sneaks up on us like a fox. Our primitive brain is programmed for survival and when we “lose it” it is because something (even if just a thought) ignited that old fear factor. At such moments, fear floods our brain and we become negative, unreasonable, and reactive or we withdraw, pout, and brood. Whichever style we tend to lean toward,