Replenishable

...that was a long time ago, 

and what calms me now in the

 face of my profound fears is not the reassurance that 

nothing bad will happen, 

but that some of it has, and here I 

am still. 

You do not self-destruct when your fears come to 

pass. 

Things are replenishable that you thought were not: 

your savings, your opportunities, your pride. 

Your life can be 

stripped very close to the bone, and you can begin again....