In this situation, the fight with the other person is the catalyst. Fights can occur on all different levels - physical, verbal, psychological, emotional. If you call an outside authority to handle this catalyst for you, it's not dealing with it directly and basically as good as suppressing it. It's not "different" because it's physical catalyst IMO. To me, the fearful thinking comes from where we see any situation as innately scary, or bad, or dangerous. From my point of view, the situation Tanner presented is lighthearted, with some (assuming) males wanting to scrap. Before video games, this is what boys did for fun (I could reiterate countless stories from my dad and husband from the many fights they enjoyed in their youth). The thought that in every dark alley lurks a dangerous monster who will hurt you (or really I guess the more likely fear/outcome is that you will get robbed - something taken from you) would do well to be alleviated. What if there is someone there who needs help? What if they have a hungry family so they are trying to pilfer your wallet? These are more likely scenarios than random acts of violence.
Diana, I understand where you are coming from, but your experiences of assault are entirely different than the ones presented in the other scenarios. But, even physical injury shouldn't be so scary, friends. We heal. Pain is temporary. Pain is a primary catalyst in this density. We should embrace the pain and transform it with love for it. You are admirable for putting yourself in those situations that were physically dangerous as a way of service. I hope you haven't let those situations that happened stop you from doing what you love. That's the whole point: To not let fear dictate our decisions. When we do, the terrorists win. Sorry for the cliche, but it's acutely true. The most useful tool for any negative entity is to create fear around a situation so that those who can bring light into the darkness back down because of cowardice. It's their best hope and oldest trick in the book.
Diana, I understand where you are coming from, but your experiences of assault are entirely different than the ones presented in the other scenarios. But, even physical injury shouldn't be so scary, friends. We heal. Pain is temporary. Pain is a primary catalyst in this density. We should embrace the pain and transform it with love for it. You are admirable for putting yourself in those situations that were physically dangerous as a way of service. I hope you haven't let those situations that happened stop you from doing what you love. That's the whole point: To not let fear dictate our decisions. When we do, the terrorists win. Sorry for the cliche, but it's acutely true. The most useful tool for any negative entity is to create fear around a situation so that those who can bring light into the darkness back down because of cowardice. It's their best hope and oldest trick in the book.