For the first time in a long time, I am going on a journey. Not a figurative one, or a personal one, or even an allegoric one. I am getting on a plane with my passport and my bags and changing time zones, countries, languages.
I am scared. The what-ifs are everywhere.
But I have spent years getting here. Training my brain to think around emotive responses as best it can, to avoid the amygdala hijack. To be cool when things run hot – to stay aware when things are dark.
I will be fine.
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