All too often we let our fears get the better of us. We waste precious days getting so caught up in our concerns that we can hardly think about anything else. Eventually, the clouds clear and we see how silly we have been. Our most valuable possession is not life: it is the ability to enjoy life. If that is taken away from us - or if we inadvertently cut ourselves off from it - we lose everything. 
Sometimes people take the most convoluted routes from A to B. They feel more comfortable going via the places they know. They figure that, in the end, it is probably quicker than to risk misreading a map and going even further out of their way. Then, one day, someone shows them a short-cut and suddenly, the quicker path is no longer so unfamiliar. You are about to be helped in a similar way, not necessarily with a journey, but with a process that has been taking up far too much of your time, energy and concentration.