“We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”
Sisu. It's Finnish for courage, the idea that determination is always greater than fear. Fear makes people do irrational, unpredictable things (example: I'm scared of heights, and halfway up into a high ropes course one time my legs decided jumping down was the safer option. Good thing my belay partner was paying attention.) There's this idea in our culture that fear is a weakness. It's only a weakness if you let it be. Fear is usually your survival instincts telling you something isn't right - whether or not it actually poses a threat. If you learn how to control that fear, it can be immensely powerful motivation; rather than letting blind panic drive you, you can learn to use that strength of emotion to keep going. So don't let your fear be a blade blocking your path. Instead grab the sword by the hilt and make your weakness your strength.
Wall
Out of his imagination a million things bloomed
But life’s trivialities made any progress doomed
What was the weather, maybe it'll rain Sunday
Electric bill’s due, did I use the online bill pay
Tuesday will be better to write something swell
Everything will be done and I’ll be rested well
But tomorrow bore no fruit better than today
The wall built in his mind kept success away
Imaginary barrier to keep out failures feared
Into its shady stones fertile ideas disappeared