Fear

Fear is a sneaky emotion. Sometimes it alerts us to real danger and saves us from something happening. So many other times, though, it comes upon us suddenly and without just cause. It wraps itself around our insides and robs us of our peace, makes us worry, and causes health issues.

We fear the what-ifs…What if this happens, what will I do? And at the same time, we fear the opposite…What if that doesn’t happen, then what?

Most of what we worry about doesn’t happen, but we’ve put ourselves through the fear of it anyway. And when something does happen? Worrying about it hasn’t prevented it, it’s only made us live through it twice.

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