the difference between who you are and who you want to be comes down to the choices you make each and every day going forward. These choices determine whether you are getting closer or further away from the person that you want to become.
“Hey Dad… You’re gonna be okay. It’s all gonna be good, all right? We did it. All this, it’s over. All right? It all worked out. I got the cross. We got the gold. We got everything. We’re done, I got everything… We’ll find her. I’ll bring her back for this family. I promise. For our family, Dad. It’ll be just like you wanted. But listen, while you’re down, I’m gonna step up. Okay? I’m… gonna be a better man. Just like you. Okay? Just like you.”
Drew Starkey as Rafe Cameron in Outer Banks, Season 2, Episode 10: The Coastal Venture
do whatever you want, nothing is stopping you from dreaming your dream life except for your own self. if you're scared, do it scared. you're here to live life, not to think about what could've been. "but what if it goes wrong?" then let it be, let it go wrong. make mistakes and laugh them off later. you will move forward and it will eventually just become an old memory. go to that party, wear that dress, kiss that boy, get on that bus, go do whatever the fuck you want!!!