Fears, Worries and Concerns

This afternoon I am lecturing at a local university on the topic of "Fear". Most people use the word fear as a broad description of an emotion. In reality, what we feel more often than fear, is worry. Fear is an instinct. It is involuntary. It was "pre-wired" into humans as a survival skill. Fight or flight. Most of us feel fear less frequently than we feel worried. Worry is voluntary. It is a thought that hovers over you and gnaws at you. When all is said and done, the reality of the worry is far easier to handle than the thought of the worry itself. I have learned that lesson in the past few weeks. Humans are, by nature, survivors. When our worries become realities, we figure out the best way to deal with them.