I wish I was certain of how to spell vicissitudes correctly.....

I have told myself I will not be like the village of pearl divers with their homes on the beach and no windows to the sea.  They had no windows facing the ocean because they did not want to see the vast water of the tsunami reaching out to sweep everything, including them, away.  I will not do the avoidance behavior thing...not confronting what I fear.  I will not ignore what is happening.  I will take charge of the situation and do the necessary......whatever that turns out to be.  I am not afraid.....just sad.