tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post4214788155086444681..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: SPITE: OUR FRIEND, FEAR'S MALICE by SHAYNA MATTHEWSLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-85606704667895400922015-03-30T17:17:06.668-05:002015-03-30T17:17:06.668-05:00Shayna, I'm afraid I don't live on the edg...Shayna, I'm afraid I don't live on the edge--and not missing it. I am terrified of heights and flying. The most difficult and scary thing (for me) was to fly in a single engine plane. I only did it because a doctor at work talked me into it since I was driving him nuts researching how to fly a small plane for a book I was writing. I felt I would be a coward if I didn't do it. It was Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-14305367487718395012015-03-25T19:54:42.491-05:002015-03-25T19:54:42.491-05:00Thank you Kristy! Ahh, the panic attacks are a nui...Thank you Kristy! Ahh, the panic attacks are a nuisance! I really noticed a difference in the air when we were in Arizona... I can certainly see how easy it would be to get yourself in a mess of trouble out there, fast. We saw the mule rides down to the Phantom Ranch, but I could never bring myself to attempt it. Shayna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211023762774649147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-5803444856288395272015-03-25T19:51:57.526-05:002015-03-25T19:51:57.526-05:00Hi Kaye! The tunnel we crawled through was a very ...Hi Kaye! The tunnel we crawled through was a very tight squeeze, but it was definitely preferrable to having to climb back down that ladder...I might still be up there! LolShayna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211023762774649147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-70085541666990061102015-03-25T16:03:10.128-05:002015-03-25T16:03:10.128-05:00Shayna,
Great post! Well done. I have long had a f...Shayna,<br />Great post! Well done. I have long had a fear of falling, and in recent years I've had panic attacks while hiking in the Grand Canyon. What a nuisance they are.Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363740420272046549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-8432356529744468552015-03-25T14:55:08.470-05:002015-03-25T14:55:08.470-05:00Shayna,
I'm not totally comfortable with heig...Shayna,<br /><br />I'm not totally comfortable with heights, but I'm not terrified, either. Now, having said that, I can climb up a ladder, but the coming down is a challenge. lol I do have some vertigo issues, but they're manageable. Tight places, tough, are a different animal all together. Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-48059659010840841422015-03-25T14:36:57.364-05:002015-03-25T14:36:57.364-05:00Hi Connie! Thank you, so glad you enjoyed reading ...Hi Connie! Thank you, so glad you enjoyed reading my story. Photography is one of my many little hobbies I've picked up over the years. Learned the art of sepia-toning in classes back in high school, and they stuck with me. <br /><br />I don't go to the beach very often, though I do love to go and walk the edges, letting the waves lap against my ankles. But I cannot go in very far, for I Shayna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211023762774649147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-91832160105513038822015-03-25T14:32:51.566-05:002015-03-25T14:32:51.566-05:00Thank you, Cheryl!
No fear of anything...I env...Thank you, Cheryl! <br /> No fear of anything...I envy the concept, lol. Now that I am also a parent, I understand the "annoying" worries of our parents as I watch my son explore life. It's enough to make a woman begin coloring her hair!<br /> The hot air balloon was the experience of a lifetime...my husband thought it would render me unconscious, curled up in the fetal Shayna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211023762774649147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-82962107809036842812015-03-25T12:58:16.167-05:002015-03-25T12:58:16.167-05:00Well done, Shayna. I enjoyed reading your story. ...<br />Well done, Shayna. I enjoyed reading your story. You have beautiful photos to prove your bravery - and proclaim your spite against your fears. <br /><br />I don't have a fear of heights, but I can not watch movies where people are trapped underwater - like The Abyss. That is probably why submarine rides and scuba has never appealed to me. Up high, I'm good. Underwater, not so Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06378090146801861924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-4594967800283040222015-03-25T12:41:18.811-05:002015-03-25T12:41:18.811-05:00Wonderful post, Shayna. I used to have no fear of ...Wonderful post, Shayna. I used to have no fear of anything. Back when I was young and stupid. LOL I thought my mother was the worst worrier of anyone I ever knew and that her fears were ridiculous. Only until I had a child of my own did I truly understand--and I'm sure now, they think the same thing about me. LOL <br /><br />But I didn't only worry for them--I worried about what might Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-66261061152561255442015-03-25T11:54:26.063-05:002015-03-25T11:54:26.063-05:00Thank you, Doris! Beautifully said. My husband say...Thank you, Doris! Beautifully said. My husband says, when I become his "Sugar Momma-Writer" we'll live anywhere I want...so we'll be riding west as soon as I can lasso my dreams...even if I do have to fly to get there! ;-) I recall the beauty of Royal Gorge, such spectacular views. Where we are now, I feel rather geographically challenged, lol. Shayna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211023762774649147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-79566396991292940672015-03-25T11:48:04.057-05:002015-03-25T11:48:04.057-05:00Barb what a wonderful comment! I humbly thank you,...Barb what a wonderful comment! I humbly thank you, wholeheartedly. I do have a picture of me squeezing through that cave, but, well...it's not very flattering lol. I cannot board a plane without a strong dose of dramamene, which does little to calm my stomach. I had a panic attack similar to yours on a turbulent flight from Anchorage to Seattle, then Baltimore, so I can definitely relate! It Shayna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211023762774649147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-91908453926043752212015-03-25T11:44:14.208-05:002015-03-25T11:44:14.208-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shayna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211023762774649147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-82121485328644769352015-03-25T11:27:52.652-05:002015-03-25T11:27:52.652-05:00Oh Sayna, can we relate. Beautifully said, and con...Oh Sayna, can we relate. Beautifully said, and congratulations on going past your percieved limits. I don't like heights, and also get dizzy looking over the edge, but it hasn't stopped me from looking 1500 feet down from the Royal Gorge bridge, or 2000 feet into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. As you found out, the West if brilliant in its diversity and beauty. Now you know why I live Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-27736396595090085302015-03-25T11:09:29.071-05:002015-03-25T11:09:29.071-05:00Shayna you do have such a beautiful gift with word...Shayna you do have such a beautiful gift with words. You brought the story of your adventures to life...I was ready to climb that ladder and squeeze through that cave right along with you. LOL. I have a bit of a fear of tight places which I didn't realize until I was aboard a plane and had to sit in the middle seat. I actually felt ill and couldn't catch my breath. I was traveling with Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.com