I was thinking today that what can happen with a patch of ice, can happen with thinking bad thoughts (mostly about flying). It's one thing to recognize that patch of ice (AKA bad thought) as something that is dangerous. "Yup, there is that patch of ice. I should avoid stepping over there." However, why would you purposefully step on a patch of ice only to slip and fall? You wouldn't.
So why do people feel the need to run to their bad thoughts when they know they will just start to feel bad? I don't know. I think the next time I start to have a bad thought, I'm just going to think, "Yup, that's a nice patch of ice that I should avoid," and move on.
It's hard to say why people do it. I think I do this when the ice is unavoidable and you have to step on it. I do this because I'm hoping the person I'm talking with will say, "I can help. I have some salt to melt the ice and prevent you from slipping!"
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