What does it mean to be comfortably afraid? For me, the idea is simple. Its about learning to deal wisely with fear, finding a way to let your nerves guide you rather than stop you. Its settling yourself in the presence of lifes inevitable zombies and monsters so that you may contend with them more rationally, and trusting your own assessment of whats harmful and whats not. When you live this way, you are neither fully comfortable nor fully afraid. You accept that theres a middle zone and learn to operate inside of it, awake and aware, but not held back.

The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama