Relationship between one's greatest fear and spiritual progression

[AnthroHeart]

The second reason is more empirical in that I would have expected some of these fears of mine to have manifested by now, and they have not.

Same with me. But also my intense desires haven't manifested either. They say thoughts become things, but in many cases I haven't seen evidence of this even after years of focusing on things. Perhaps opening up more spiritually will make the impossible possible. Or something along the lines of what Zen said. Perhaps letting go of certain hopes/attachments can allow them to happen.