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Scrapbooking Your Fears
by Jane Swanson
(Nov 1, 2006)
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Childhood Fears Some childhood fears are humorous. The monster under the bed is a familiar fear to most children. An incident in our home featuring the vision of a scary monster was smoothed over with a drawing of the creature. I saved this artistic creation of my young son's fears and it provided the foundation for a scrapbook page that can also be used to alleviate his own child's fears of the dark and the boogeyman someday.  Other childhood fears have a basis in reality. Stepping into elevators, walking in the woods, and crossing busy streets can all be avenues to the heart of a child's fear. Barking dogs, dangling spiders, and slithering snakes can bring fears that last well into adulthood. Scrapbooking these terrors allow children a non-threatening way to "look fear in the face." Adult Fears Though we no longer tremble at the childhood rhyme, "step on a crack and break our mother's back," many fears of youth carry into adulthood. A "fear of spiders" layout can create just the amount of candid humor we need to face the next web in the corner. It can also be the spark that inspires another to overcome. As adults we refine our childish fears by identifying them as
Creating a layout about resolving conflict helped me to break down my fears and deal with some issues with courage and confidence.  As we face our common, sometimes humorous, fears and dark realities through the art of our scrapbook pages we can teach ourselves and inspire others to find strength, courage and confidence.  Shop at the Scrapbook.com Superstore for all your Scrapbooking Supplies!Enjoy 5-Star service, HUGE selection and LOW prices! Click here to start shopping! Featured Scrapbooking Supplies (from Scrapbook.com):
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