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Fear Is Always There, But You Can Choose How It Impacts You
Fear is a choice more often than not.
In its original incarnation, fear is not a bad thing. That’s because fear in its purest form keeps you alive.
Fear of predators, of climbing too high in the trees, of running too gingerly at the edges of cliffs, of swimming too deep into the waves, kept early humankind alive. Really, it’s by the grace of fear that the human race evolved to the place we enjoy now, atop the food chain with nary a predator we can’t fight off.
Unfortunately, fear has also evolved. Now, more than the tangibles that will lead to death, it’s all about the intangibles that lead to embarrassment, shame, regret, self-loathing, and the like. Now it’s all about fear of failure, abandonment, missing out, and numerous matters great and small but all intangible.
Then, just to add insult to injury, with fear being mostly intangible, it’s increasingly weaponized. How else did the USA reach the place we’re at today? Weaponizing fear of “the other”, of scarcity, insufficiency, lack, and the idea of losing what you already have. Deepening the fear base of society and taking it up another level.
When you look at the outside world, it can be scary. There is so much concern, uncertainty, and various forms of fear in…
