Do it!

For a long time I’d wanted to get a dog, but I had carried this belief that I shouldn’t do it, shouldn’t tie myself down. Some people would say, Don’t get a dog while you’re still single! which really meant, You wouldn’t want to make yourself unappealing to a man who doesn’t like dogs!

When you get past the flush of embarrassment in your cheeks, you might notice that you’re in a state of heightened awareness, with brighter colors and sharper lines. You’ve re-entered the state of childlike wonder where you don’t have adult concepts to mediate reality, what William James called “blooming, buzzing confusion.” Shame can be a golden... See more

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather taking action despite the fear.

Imagine the advantage you’ll have over all the people who let shame slow them down.