Fear will no longer hinder my life

Fear of catastrophic failure is one of my fallacies. It stops me from taking my children to festivals because I think what if someone starts a fight and then a panic erupts and my children get trampled? or I don’t know who’s who at these events. Child molesters probably go to these places because of the crowds and confusion. I have never experienced a riot or misplaced my children. After reading this chapter I realized that these irrational thoughts actually hinder my families right to enjoy life. My husband already knows not to suggest that we go out to a local carnival because I will reject it for “safety reasons”. This is not fair to him, our children, or myself because we are sheltering ourselves from a “what if”, and I have just realized that “what if’s” aren’t real. I am definitely going to try and overcome this fallacy by enjoying the next festival that comes around with my family and feel it out. If we find that we don’t enjoy them, that’s o.k., at least we tried it out. If we have one of our “best day’s ever” then the venture will be well worth it. I am going to encourage myself not to live in fear of the worst and live my life to the fullest because it is what is best for me and my family, and I will always do what I can to make sure my family is safe and happy. J