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Karen Thompson Walker

Our fears are an amazing gift of the imagination... a way of glimpsing what might be the future when there's still time to influence how that future will play out.

Imagination

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Fears allow us to imagine possible future events, giving us a mental preview of what could happen. This imaginative ability helps us prepare and make choices that can change the outcome before it actually occurs.

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