Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: I did something on my vacation that scared me

One of my first precepts as I get older is, “Do things that scare me.” I give lectures on this topic, I write about it, and, once in awhile, I actually even follow my own advice.
The reason you want to do things that scare you throughout your life you is very simple: If you don’t, you eventually turn into one of those doddering old folks who sits in a rocking chair and knits doilies or, if you’re a guy, tinkers in his shop all day doing absolutely nothing.
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