Fear is something that controls us. As children we thought that when we got older we would be brave and that fear would no longer exist. But now we’re older and we still fear things. As children we would ask our parents to check the closet or under the bed in case there was a monster. People would ask us in school what we were scared of people would say snakes and spiders.

Why is it when we get older our fears become more real. (I’m not saying snakes and spiders aren’t real, you can avoid them easily). You ask someone their fears they say something serious like, being alone or failure. But why is that? Why do we begin to see fear in a new way? I believe fear is good; it drives us. Fear is small doses drives us, it’s one of the many things that makes us human. Sometimes fear is crippling and it keeps you from achieving your dreams. People with fear of heights may never climb a mountain, skydive, or even see the top of the empire state building. People with fears of drowning my never experience the fun of diving and cannon balls in pools. People with the fear of being alone may never learn about themselves in a new way. People who fear failure will never try something risky.

We need to take our fears and face them head on. If we let fear control us, then we will never achieve our dreams. Sure fears should make us cautious and make us assess a situation before entering it head on. But if that fear of the unknown keeps us to scared and overly cautious we will never be who we wish to be. So why is fear so controlling? Why does it petrify us? Fear is created by your mind and most of the time there’s a reason you fear something. But that reason shouldn’t force you to hide to keep away from the world. The world is giant scary place with many dangerous elements and most of the time we can’t avoid it. With the world there will be failure and you might have to face your fears head on. The fact that you you know that the fear is there is the first part of overcoming it. Facing your fear will make you a stronger person. You must see your fear for what it is and let it know that you are not going to be controlled. Fear may rule your life now. But fear can be fought and sometimes when you fight your fear it’s amazing. So today go out in the world and do something new, something bold, something that you never thought you could do. Facing your fears is something everyone needs to do and as long as you’re being safe. Have fun with your life because when you get old do you want say you did nothing. Life is meant to be lived so go out and do some living.