Dear Humans,

You might find yourself worrying about the dangers in this world. Especially if you’re one of those people who likes to watch scary movies when Halloween approaches. You might check behind every door, expecting a bad guy to jump out. You might look in every sewer grate, expecting to see a red balloon.

But the times when I’ve been hurt the worst, I’ve done it to myself. Banging my head on my car door when I was simply reaching in to grab my bag. Slicing open my finger when I was trying to wash a Santoku knife. Slipping on the ice because I was in a hurry to get into my nice warm car.

We are our own biggest threats. That doesn’t mean that danger doesn’t exist in the world. It does. But we can do lots to avoid it. We can’t, however, always avoid the danger we pose to ourselves.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt