“It’ll probably be fine, … but what if it’s not?”

“What if” can be a powerful question. In a positive sense, it can become the basis for a story. What if a young kid, stuck in neglectful conditions, was really a powerful wizard? What if there was a high end hotel with guests whose lives all intertwined? What if a tornado whisked someone away to a whole other world?

But “what if” can also haunt us.

“What if I do it wrong?”

“What if it all falls apart?”

Our anxieties can play out in any number of ways.

Writing a report, doing the taxes, going to ...