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Welcome to The Moth.
I'm Chloe Salmon.
When the going gets tough, when things look their darkest,
when you feel like it's now or never, there are two avenues available.
One, you can give up.
Honestly, a classic for a reason.
Or two, you can dig deep and square up.
In this episode, we've got two stories of planting your feet and facing your fears.
First up is a story from Maya Molina Schaefer,
who told this at a New York City Story Slam where the theme was splurge.
Here's Maya, live with them all.
The Marine Corps taught me a lot of survival skills.
They taught me how to shoot, how to navigate, how to lead.
But what the Marine Corps didn't teach me was that sometimes survival comes down to a toothbrush and Beyonce.