Welcoming Fear As A Friend

Wow. This is a powerful way of looking at fear. I have always been the type to be paralyzed by fear, and really running from the feeling of fear. But, I never thought to lean into it, breathe into it, to welcome it. I never thought of it as simply a heightened sense of awareness, a gift really. Perception is everything. I am grateful for this new way of perceiving and understanding fear.