sometimes i spend time re-examining previously learned 'truths' i have learned along my journey...

one that i chose to think about recently was the long held belief of the 'fight or flight' response...

i remember being taught as a child that mankind has a certain instinct which explains much of our behavior.. when faced with fear, adrenalin pumps from our brain outward to our muscles and tension rises in some cases to frozen rigidity as the animal decides to fight or flee the feared object...

i remember being taught this in school as a child and believing from that point forward that i had only two options avaiable when afraid...

i remember the times i chose to flee.. the guilt and feelings of cowardice i had were very crippling emotionally and socially...

and i remember the times i chose to fight and the anger and the hurt which was its inevitable result....

it occurred to me there is a third option available, one they didnt teach me in class and i wondered why not....

i wish i had been armed with the knowledge of making peace as i grew up... it could have made a lot difference in my life and those around me whom ive tried to help as i walk this path...

perhaps it is not an instinct (making peace), but, wouldnt it be great if it were?