For a long time, I have lived in fear of the consequences of the choices I make. I let the anxiety/depression get to me to the point where it seems easier to sit at home and do very little. It's a lot easier to imagine a life worth having than it is to go out and live it because that requires making risks and mistakes too. That fear can paralyze us into not making any choices at all. But what keeps me going is this idea that I can make the most of the future by investing in the present. I may not make the best decisions the first time around, but the trial and error process is a lot of what life is about. I have to keep trying because if I give up, I won't have the opportunity to make that better choice that will enrich my life.