What are we afraid of?

Seriously.

Is it that bad? Is it that tough? Certainly there's gotta be a lot tougher situations in the world than this, no?

Fear of failure's too easy, fear of success is probably a little too glib. It's something more subtle, I think.

It's potential that creates the biggest fear of all. Potential and along with it the distinct possibility that it will go forever unfulfilled.

So how to fight it? In the same way all fear is defeated. Perseverance, for one. Fly in its face. Do. Be. Write. Learn. Try to listen to everything but it.

Another way is simply to accept. Befriend. Relax.

(Yes, I right-clicked this image from some other place.
Stole it. Badger me, and I'll delete, happily.)