Too often, you don't move because of fear.
Fear affects me that way, too. For some people, fear causes them to fight; while for others, it causes them to flee. But, for others it causes them to freeze.
What leverages fear, though, is love. When we love, we become free to move...past our fear.
Like movement, love is a choice. Choice without action isn't really choice (neither is love). That being said, action is something of the heart and, therefore, can include patience as much activity.
When I don't respond to an opportunity to love, I have learned it is helpful for me to consider what I may be afraid of. I may be afraid of how someone will respond, what they may think about me. But, what may be more involved is how my view of myself is impacted by how I feel viewed by others.
Love allows me to embrace becoming more of who I really am (as opposed to what others think I am or should be). It is something I can choose and, in so doing, to fulfill more of who I am.
