conquering fear

It is spring time in North Texas and with spring comes severe weather and with severe weather I run and hide. I grew up in Northern California and experienced only 5 severe thunderstorms, THEN I moved to North Texas. I have been living here for 12 years now and have NEVER got use to these storms. However, tonight (though the storm had passed and was well into Arlington) I was able to watch the "beauty" of lightening from a distance. This is not to say that I have conquered my fear of severe thunderstorms ~ there still is that whole tornado aspect to them ~ but it is a step in the right direction.