The Office Assistant - Where did this fear come from?

Monday started off great - someone proclaimed loudly that they loved their job and I believe them! What a joy to hear and what positive life force to bask in!! Thankyou!

The counterpoint to that amazing proclaimation though is fear - and there have been plenty of conversations with fear as the subtext, quietly lingering in the spaces between the words. Fear of not having a job, and all that might imply: fear of not having medical insurance: fear of not having excuses for not doing what you REALLY want to be doing; fear of realizing your own potential; fear of change..... when did this fear take over? It is not like you take a college course in Fear 101 so that you can graduate, get a job and start working for promotion! Oh - I want the corner office in the Department of Fear. Right - that is how I want my life's work to be remembered -
F. E. A. R.

I can see it on people's faces - and hear it in their voices as they justify their decisions to themselves and answers to my questions. As if there isn't enough fear in this culture to start with - now it becomes the line of least resistance. Come on! Is that why you sit and wait out 15, 20 or 30 years until retirement, when deep inside you, you KNOW that there is something else that you REALLY want to do. Will the wait be worth it? If you are not doing what you REALLY want to be doing, what is motivating you? Fear??

Anthony didn't wait, and came by to share Henro stories. If you don't know what a Henro is, ask him next time, or check out the button for Stories on the website. Then Mark, Janet and Victoria had a meeting at the ATM. Victoria wants to stress that she is "legal" in at least two countries! (Her and I both have fake accents - we are both from Texas!) Ariana displayed absolutely no fear in showing me how to stack the rosettes for the quilt. Maiya is an Intern that will be staying until Spring next year. Is that code for "20 more"? Vivian dropped by from the Office of Management and Finance, to commune as one Office Assistant to another! yeah!!