I made a decision that summer to start saying yes to things that I was afraid of. At the time I adopted the mantra, "I'll try anything once."
That was fine. It got me out of a place I could have gotten stuck and out into the world trying stuff. I let my fear of missing out override some of my fear of getting hurt or (much more often) being embarrassed and for a shy, timid kid that kinda worked to help me grow, instead of withdrawing into my shell of protective comfort.
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