“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

— Physicist and Chemist, Marie Curie

I realize that I have feared—and continue to fear—many things throughout my days and life. Some of those fears I’ve conquered; others are still a work in progress. Marie Curie is absolutely right in saying that understanding is the antidote to fear. Fear, when left unchecked, can grow into paralysis. And paralysis is the state so many of us find ourselves living in.