Fear Is The Mind-Killer

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”--Frank Herbert, Dune.

This is the best and most concise description I have ever come across describing the afflictive emotion or "little-death" that often confuses us and causes uncertainty/anxiety/paralysis. Worse yet, fear can cause false action.

Also wrapped up in this pithy little diddy penned by Frank Herbert and uttered by Paul Atraeides in Dune is the suggestion as to how to cope with fear: recognize it, then let it pass.  Easier said than done.  However, is not freedom worth the effort?