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# Lions, Tigers and Bears
- URL: https://the-stardust-journal-press.ghost.io/lions-tigers-and-bears/
- Published: 2025-10-20T12:16:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-29T13:06:40.000Z
- Author: Daniel Rutberg
- Tags: Reflection, Poetry, Breath, calm, Fear, meditation, #Migrated-1782738355072, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-06-29 09:05

The fear of future failures  
fans the flames of fantasy.  
Only deep inward breaths,  
and slow outward ones,  
can bring me back  
to the comfort of this moment—  
after a quick check  
that there are no lions,  
tigers, or bears  
at my doorstep.