Brian, your writing improves every time I read it, and this article about self-respect piggy backs on an article I just finished publishing — “My Cowboy Adventure — Circa 1992 — Or, how I bailed out of my comfort zone for the first of many times in my life!” Life is about living and choosing to do things that matter to you not because others tell you but because we all have the capacity to dare to dream. Keep writing and keep dreaming.