Until recently I would have never considered myself a brave person. To me, bravery meant being fearless, and I was definitely the polar opposite of fearless. But as I learned to think about and approach my fears differently, I started to feel ready to face one of the big ones… many-eyed wriggly things with eight legs. The opportunity presented itself to squash (figuratively – no spiders were harmed that day) my fear on an animal sanctuary tour early last year. To the immense surprise of everyone who knows me (not to mention my own surprise) I held big, scary, hairy tarantula! These are the lessons she taught me…

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