What did David use to slay Goliath? Anyone who’s read the story answers, “rock.”

Goliath can be a metaphor for fear. After all, isn’t fear the biggest, baddest emotion on the planet?

Fear incapacitates everything, including the one thing that can take away it’s power: common sense.

David had to step back from his fear and find an equalizer to defeat the giant. That’s when he found his rock: common sense.

I think our common sense is in need of smelling salts. Fear has put it on the canvas. The way to resuscitate it is to jar our senses with the one potion that will bring it around: Recognition. Recognize you possess the power to respond to fear with common sense.

Common sense is the great equalizer. Fear has driven it into hiding, and relentlessly continues its intimidation, knowing that if you come to your senses, he a goner.

Common sense is not so much logic as it is a gut reaction. If you know in your bones that something’s not right, it’s not only your right, but also your duty to sling a rock at it. If you don’t, you’ll live in the shadow of fear and be kept in the dark about the things fear doesn’t want you to discover.

Common sense is in short supply in our world today and fear is winning the day. The way to turn the tide is to recognize that your common sense can tan its hide.

All the best,

John

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