The fear of the unknown can be paralyzing. The mind can create fantastic realities to fill in the holes of missing information. Moving forward means ignoring those fears, or at least, making the decision that something else is more important. There can be a comfort in stillness and in the familiar. A seductive comfort that says we can avoid the fear and stay safe and warm. But then we're standing still. When we are paralyzed by fear we are making a decision to give in to the comfort. To settle for the familiar and to forgo the unknown.