Fear slows us down. Fear takes away our strength and our power. Fear is a negative, draining approach. Even writing about fear brings me down. Hope, on the other hand, lifts us up and gives us strength. Hope gives us energy to figure things out and do the best we can to live well. Hope helps us to focus on the positive.
The best part of all is that we get to choose. Although fear will creep in from time to time (often without warning or invitation), we can choose to overcome it and instead let hope guide us. I choose hope.