...and sorry it has taken me so long to answer it. Somehow, trying to formulate an answer that is true for me has been a struggle. I only know that I am beset by fears, and that a lot of my fear is fear of the future, fear of change. But change has already come and more change is coming in my life, whether I’m ready for it or not, whether I like it or not. It’s my illusion to think that I can somehow hide from change or avoid it. It’s a kind of craziness. And I think that it’s a lack of faith.

Thanks for making me think. I do love that fragment of poetry, because it seems so true for me.

What a lovely response. It makes me feel better just reading it. I have never really read much by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, but I know she is famous for her work with the dying, and of course that is one of the biggest fears of all. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.