Fear & The What Ifs In Life

Why is it so ingrained in us to be afraid to give things a try? To go for the things we really want in life. The fear consumes our lives so much we settle, instead going for what is harder but so much more worth it. We fear rejection or failure so we give up or just don't try at all. Then we're forever riddled with those nagging thoughts. The what if i had gone through with it? Would i be happier? Would i have been good at it. Would the person have seen it my way? Would feelings be returned? Why are we so afraid of that we automatically assume the negative will happen. The worse that can happen is you fail but you can dust yourself off, work harder & try it again. Or that you get rejected but life doesn't end & it will take away the what ifs you'll forever live with if you don't. I rather try & fail than have those what ifs linger in my mind forever. Things wont always go your way but sometimes they will. Wouldn't you want to know if this is one of those times that will? In the end all we have to fear is fear.
Life is full of never ending changes. You would think one would be used to this. But we dig our heels in the ground trying not to budge. Whats is it about change that we fear? Is it the uncertainty? We are so used to things being a certain way, even though the change might be better we’re opposed. Not really knowing whats coming. Sometimes change is just what we need. If we don’t try it who knows what great things we’ll miss. Most of us live our lives in a bubble. Too scared to leave our comfort zone. We miss so much of life. We need to stop letting fear rule us and pop that bubble. Live life to the fullest. You can’t redo this life. Don’t let yourself have regrets. Change is extremely hard but worth it in the end. But don’t change for anyone. Do it for yourself.