stop stopping

why are we so paralyzed by fear?  why do we write a text message or email or facebook post but then fail to hit send?  why do we stand in our group of friends each thinking that we want to meet more people but fail to go over and talk to the person across the room who we've been staring at all night.  we want to do these things of course but can not bring ourselves to actually do it.  there are many logical reasons why it makes sense to just do it and you know when you look back you will wonder what the big deal was and why you didn't just do it.  but still, in the moment, there are too many factors at play.  so much more than pure logic that leads your actions.  even in that moment you wonder to yourself what the big deal is and you tell yourself that you are gonna do it.  you psych yourself up.  you're ready.  you're ready.  you're gonna do it.  then abort.  abort.  you get psyched out by yourself and the millions of things running through your brain.  insecurities and lies and past mishaps and bad logic and emotions and feelings and so much more.  it makes no sense.  but it makes so much sense.  ultimately it's not that big of a deal.  and you know that.  and ultimately you're still not gonna do it.  and yeah, of course it depends on the situation and the person and setting.  but the more important it is to you, the more likely it is that you won't do it.  which is totally backwards.  if it doesn't mean anything, then you shouldn't do it.  but if it doesn't mean anything you don't analyze it.  you wouldn't think twice about that text or email.  let's work on switching that.  i want to switch that around.  if it's important to me, i want to do it.  to talk to that person across the room.  to press the send button.  to stop thinking so much and just do it.  will you challenge me to do this more?  when i want to do something, even start doing something, but then stop myself.  will you help me to stop stopping?