Mimosa Snake-Rope CuffThe snake rope analogy often pops into my "bent for fear" mind. The snake visits nightly, early morning, and all day between. The snake can be a tough conversation, an intimidating project, or a scary trip, to name a few. Almost always, by the light of day, it's just a rope. The tough conversation wasn't so bad, the project was fun, and the trip was exciting. I've spent too much of my life wrestling fake brain snakes. I've wasted imagination and