Give yourself a moment to pause—and your hopes a chance to guide you.
It’s amazing how much fear can influence our lives without us even realizing it. We put something off, talk ourselves out of an idea, or stay with what feels familiar. There may be something we would love to do, but before we’ve given it much thought, we’ve already found several reasons why we shouldn’t.
And that’s understandable. We’ve all had experiences that made us more careful. When something has hurt or disappointed us, we naturally want to protect ourselves from feeling that way again.
Still, I wonder how often we give our fears more attention than we give our hopes.







