Fear is part of us and is meant to be felt and let go of…

Fear knows our Achilles’ heel and goes for it every time. It kicks us when we are down. Our mind’s defenses are of no avail against this infiltrator that burrows us in and won’t let go no matter how we fight or plead. Fear compels us to make imprudent choices and then laughts at us for our rashness. It kills our two best friends: trust in ourselves and trust in the possibility of an alternative outcome to the one our catastrophizing mind is crafting.

Our best hopes are guts and grace, the only defenses fear cannot defeat.

David Richo in The Five Things We Cannot Change