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Post by Tracy (AKA Cosmo) on May 15, 2009 13:01:10 GMT -5
Yeah, at bit off topic for Anti-muffin top, but since we are all trying to improve ourselves, maybe it does fit.
A friend asked me today if I wanted to join a softball leage this summer. I found myself saying no, immediatly. Suddenly I was the 8 year old girl that couldn't play softball well enough, so her team didn't talk to her or let her play...EVER.
Isn't it strange how things that happened to you as a kid still effect you? I have never played a team sport since then and until recently, I haven't played any sports.
So, I sucked it up and told that little girl that was screaming in my head to take a hike.
I told my friend "I won't be very good, but sure, I'll be on a softball league."
Now...if only I can keep from knocking myself out with the bat....
What are you afraid of or what were you afraid of?
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Post by kiki on May 15, 2009 15:14:27 GMT -5
Roller Derby!
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Post by cupcakethighs on May 16, 2009 11:42:29 GMT -5
Let go and ask guys out.
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Post by catherinette on May 18, 2009 7:38:20 GMT -5
What a great question... I took recently turned down the invite to play softball for the SAME reason you did. You're braver than I am.
Hmm, I guess I would do karoake. I've always been kind of intrigued by it, but my voice makes dogs howls so I protest and REFUSE to get up there and do it (that's what she said). Plus I don't like the idea of everyone staring at me judging me. I'd rather judge other people.
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Post by Tracy (AKA Cosmo) on May 18, 2009 14:06:21 GMT -5
Karoake has always been something that I was afraid to do. When I sing, I sound like nails on a chalkboard and I've been to a few Karoake bars where they boo people off the stage... so it wasn't high on my list of priorities. Suprisingly, I did it about a month ago. Here is my Karoake Story. drinkswiththegirls.blogspot.com/2009/04/one-way-or-another.html |
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Post by mamaphat on May 18, 2009 23:34:15 GMT -5
I'm always afraid of saying the wrong thing or hurting other's so I hold back my true thoughts and feelings until I could almost burst. Generally, when I do get brave and speak my mind, it backfires, leaving me in a worse state than when I started. I figure it's because I've spent so much time worrying about it, I've thought it to death and made a mountain out of a molehill. I need to get braver and stop worrying so much about things. YEAH! :>)
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Post by mamaphat on May 18, 2009 23:59:20 GMT -5
Also, I would write or "co-write" a book about a very sensitive, heart-wrenching, soul-searching, traumatic time in my life with the hope that it could perhaps help people with similar circumstances find solace and peace of mind. There is nothing more comforting than reading about others who have been there and are willing to offer advice through their experiances.
Maybe someday.
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Post by Biker Phatty on May 19, 2009 15:31:01 GMT -5
I have to agree with mamaphat, I'm always afraid of saying the wrong thing, to the point where I will practice what I'm going to say in certain situations or in the company of certain people. If I wasn't afraid I'd be witty and just say what I mean with no fear that people won't get the joke or think that I'm weird/different.
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Post by cupcakethighs on May 24, 2009 20:22:30 GMT -5
mamaphat I have no filter when I speak. Thankfully my friends understand that if I say something that could be portrayed as hurtful they know it has no malicious intent behind it. Sometimes I wish I could hold back and think things through before I spoke.
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Post by greedygrace on May 28, 2009 10:44:06 GMT -5
hmmm.... what would I do if I wasn't afraid.... walk around the beach in a bikini. You know those girls that are maybe a little big but have no trouble about walking around in a bikini because they're just so damn fabulous? I wish I was like that. I wish I had enough self confidence to look in the mirror and think, Good Lord, I'm so hot! How do the guys keep their hands off me?
That's really my motivation for losing weight. I want to be fabulous!
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