Ask Amy: When Dangerous Things Happen in the World, I Lose Sight of Being Okay

Lorin says she loses sight of the idea of being okay when scary things are happening in the world.

The way she said that is perfect. She loses sight of the IDEA of being okay. Don’t we all?

But our okayness isn’t an idea.

The idea of it, thought of it, feeling of it, is incredibly flimsy. But what’s beyond our ideas? What if Lorin’s safety isn’t at stake, only her ideas about it are?

Send your questions to AskAmy@TheLittleSchoolofBigChange.com and meet me at https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyJohnson each Monday at 1pm EST for my live response.

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