September 3, 2026

What a Strange Red Fungus in My Garden Taught Me About Fear — and Paying Attention

The fear I felt earlier had already started giving way to curiosity.

And that’s when it hit me — this wasn’t really about the fungus.


The Familiar Pattern Beneath the Reaction

The way I reacted to that strange red shape mirrored how I’d reacted to plenty of other things in life.

A difficult conversation.

An unexpected change.

A feeling I couldn’t immediately explain.

Again and again, I’d let unfamiliarity turn into fear before I bothered to understand what I was actually facing.

It was uncomfortable to realize how quickly fear rushes in when knowledge hasn’t arrived yet.

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