Don't let fear stop you

When I got my first tattoo when I was 18, I didn't want to get it because I was afraid of what my family would say. I did it anyway.  I didn't want to get a tongue piercing because I was also afraid of what my family would think, also what others would think of me. I did it anyway. I didn't want to go natural because I was scared of what others what think. I did it anyway.

Don't let fear of what others will say stop you from doing something. It will stop you from doing things you really want to do. I think about what others will think but I don't let it stop me.

I am scared of height but yet I go as high as I can. I am scared of spiders but yet I kill one (but only if they are invading my space, otherwise I let them live)  if I have to. I am afraid of the unknown but yet I tread into it.

The point I am trying to make is that I don't let fear stop me. I do what I have to do despite my fear. I won't lie. I let fear overcome me sometimes. Sometimes things are just too scary (like a crowded elevator).  I still try to face my fears. I have a quote on my wall that says "courage is mastery, not the absence of fear" (got that quote from Thingsweforget.blogspot.com). So don't let fear stop you. If you  do, you may never know what you can really do.