I Didn’t Have the Luxury of Being Nervous

I had to learn to be tough because lives depended on it.

Photo by Inge Wallumrød from Pexels

We have all had moments in our lives when our nerves got the best of us. I remember how sweaty my palms were when I had my first slow dance. I was terrified I was going to bump teeth having my first kiss. I also remember nearly puking at a gymnastics competition I trained a year for. However, of all…