When I was a girl we milked a few cows and one was especially evil. Dark was her name...for real. She knew more then any cow should and would give us the evil eye when we came near just to test us for any fear. As we would pull the milking stool in, she would watch for just the right moment to slap her tail in our eyes or kick us and knock us over in to the manure.
Through experience we learned that when we tried to keep our distance and play it safe that it made her more dangerous. If we didn't want to get hurt, we needed to get right in close. We would sidle down her side and put our head in her flank and pull the stool up close. It was one of the many lessons I learned quickly and painfully from Dark that I will never forget!
And yet in my own life I tend to keep my distance and play it safe. When in reality playing it safe only sets us up to being kicked in the teeth and knocked over in the crap! Sidle up. Pull up the stool. Face our fears. And Go for it!
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