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When I was a kid, adjectives used to describe me were often prefaced with “too.” But my favorite words ended in “er.” I distinctly remember declaring myself “Sammy longer-faster-higher (and what other adverb I was currently feeling) Lynagh.” I wanted to experience everything! I wanted to swing so well that I flipped right over the swing set. I wanted to sing the highest note so loud that I was the only one who had to sing it. I wanted to write a novel, train my dog in agility courses, and start a chalk-art based annual charity event. I wanted to do it all. **I still do.      The funny thing I’ve noticed is that we all commend and idolize those individuals who have done incredible things, but when the people around us want to do these things- we recoil. I’ve come up with a theory: we don’t want to see those close to us go above and beyond because then we will have to question why we don’t ourselves. That’s why we fawn over people who have hiked the Appalachian Trail, bu...