“But I already left you and you’re better off left behind…”

K♦

 

 

 

 

As long-time readers are no doubt aware, my main hobby (among many) is taking the world apart and seeing what makes it spin.

 

While watching a program about feline behavior (research to more thoroughly explain a previously mentioned theory of mine in a future post), the “fight or flight response” was mentioned.

 

It struck me, at that moment, just how often we humans fall prey to that particular instinct.

 

Yet, the frequency, alone, didn’t catch my attention.

 

But how readily we deny it or – almost as foolishly – fail to even notice it.

 

 

 

I’ll take a moment to place a seemingly tangential fact about myself here.

 

I received a bunch of magnetic words to place on the refrigerator from someone a few years back.

 

I selected a few and wrote:

 

we look

think

do!

 

Now, the question that likely arises at this point is:

 

What does all of the above have in common?

 

 

 

It’s crucial to understand one’s own motivations.

 

It’s imperative to recognize if one is moving toward a circumstance.

 

Or away from it (flight).

 

Are you drinking because you enjoy a post-work cocktail?

 

Or hiding in a bottle from the day’s events?

 

Are you chasing your ex because you Truly believe you need her?

 

Or are you afraid you’ll never find anyone else?

 

Are you building model airplanes because you enjoy the task?

 

Or are you ochlophobic and that’s a good way to stay home?

 

 

 

Of course, this isn’t to say every [plastic Fokker DR.I] Dreidecker, drink or dame is a manifestation of fear.

 

I’ve said many times a man should find his path and pursue it.

 

However, it’s vital to honestly assess:

 

If it’s a road onward.

 

Or a well-worn escape route.

 

 

K♦