And while our changes may be subtle and perhaps will even go unnoticed by those with whom we share our lives, it’s precisely these changes that gives us the wisdom, confidence, and power to awaken a deeper power within ourselves.

don’t know if what I’m afraid of is the state of the world. Rather, I think what I’m afraid of is the state of my attitude about the state of the world. — CRAIG D. LOUNSBROUGH, THERAPIST AND LIFE COACH

A single word has the power to influence the expression of genes that regulate physical and emotional stress. — ANDREW NEWBERG, M.D., NEUROSCIENTIST, AND MARK ROBERT WALDMAN

We all experience fear. It’s one of six emotions that scientists recognize as universal in all human populations. (The others are sadness, happiness, anger, surprise, and disgust.)

The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. — NORMAN COUSINS, POLITICAL JOURNALIST

The controversy continues in academic circles as to whether these universal fears are learned, instinctual, or somehow passed through genetics from parent to child.

I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. — EMILY DICKINSON, POET

The equations that describe fractal systems, for example, confirm that balance will give way to chaos in search of a higher order of balance.

Pay attention to your emotions: Do you feel fearful or safe? Out of control or in control?