His fastball registers around 88 mph and his two offspeed pitches, a curveball and a slider, do not invite fear.
We all know it's unhealthy to focus on the lemons life hits us with but, on those nights when morning feels years away, and self-doubt has invited fear and second-guessing to the party it's having in my head, I have two choices: concentrate on the moments that shattered my trust in my husband, or curl up next to self-doubt and worry, What if I threw in the towel too soon?
And thirdly, when we excuse homophobia as a matter of opinion instead of treating it as a destructive social illness, we invite fear to explode into violence.
Bond investors were invited to fear the worst.
Where some people prefer that children not be invited for fear that they will be loud during the ceremony or cause havoc at the reception, others feel that a wedding is a family event and children are part of the family.
The country has leveraged its nuclear program for influence about as far it can without taking the added step to bomb-building that would invite a feared U.S. military response.
"Even as we approach an election year, the eternal optimist in me invites sensible discussions, not fear campaigns, because the Turnbull government is founded on optimism in what our nation can achieve and on a determination to help every Australian to do their best and to be their best".
Many parents, even those who are religious themselves, discourage their kids from praying in public or wearing headscarves things that would "out" them as Muslims, and, they fear, invite prejudice or violence.
Don't be afraid as fear creates doubt, invites you to lose focus on the present, further diluting the effect of your efforts and energy.
