Re: When the bee stings...
Bee is for Buddha! You were stung with the teachings!
Re: When the bee stings...
Gassho Scott--I think we all have our particular "bee stings" that frighten us until they actually happen, and then we realize, "Oh, that wasn't so bad."
And yeah, bee stings really aren't that bad. Except for the bee... Or unless you're deadly allergic... Or unless an entire nest of angry yellowjackets decide you're the enemy... :shock:
Re: When the bee stings...
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Originally Posted by Stephanie
And yeah, bee stings really aren't that bad. Except for the bee... Or unless you're deadly allergic.
That's my wife. One little sting will send her straight to the hospital. Her throat swells up within minutes and she can't breath. We really need to get her an epi-pen to keep on her to inject in those instances.
Re: When the bee stings...
I have found over and over again that the fear people have is greater than the thing they are afraid of. One of the greatest lessons of my life was to lean into the fear, because most of the time we either jump in or run away, but the middle path is to lean in. Now I do not recommend leaning into a bee sting, but I can recommend just being with a bee that is near by, thus also letting that bee be, so to speak. I have a friend that goes into an almost blind panic if he sees a bee even close to him (and no, he is not allergic). The distress he causes himself and others when he does this is worse than any simple bee sting. But fear is irrational, so telling him this leads nowhere. He needs to experience it for himself, just like you did today, Scott. Good for you!