There are two distinct feelings as humans we concur in a situation of stress; hope or fear. It is a fight or flight instinct that rises from the the gut that controls our mind like a gameset. Will we choose to move forward to succeed, stay stuck in place, or even regress?

Fight or flight instincts are natural. They are what keep us alive when considering risky possibilities. It is in the survival of the fittest that one is prone to pick the outcome that will result in longevity, instead of fatality. After calculating the risk versus reward scenario, one must decide the worth of their end goal. If the positives outway the negatives in a situation, then one should leap towards that option. Some might call you crazy, but in reality you are brave and doing what others don’t have the guts to face.

With every leap there is a potential to fall. It is unpredictable if the ground is nearly inches away or feet below. It is within fears grasp that halts the possibility to see the exhilarating gain and instead hyperfocusing on the catastrophic loss. The danger in this is that the future achievements are tossed aside in the fear that it will be too strenuous to climb a mountain without the promise of seeing the peak. The idea of a promise gets in the path of the climber. There are outer forces, besides one’s intentions, that can disrupt the course. One can only control their own actions and attempt to influence others, but will never be their decision maker. This is why one must find the perseverance in themselves to reach their fantasies.

If one craves an outcome enough they will find a way to extend themselves in multiple directions until they reach that goal. The heart must yearn and ache for change in order for the mind to wander into depths of solutions.

The bare thoughts of loss kick us to the curb and sets one into a spiral of concern. The joys of the moment are destructed, while the dreads of overthinking of the possible failings of the future feed the mind.

Fear may be strong, but if one lets hope take over, then the future becomes less melancholy of ‘what if’ scenarios. A life with ambition and a desire to achieve dreams is much more optimistic than one of wondering and contemplating possible downfalls.