Remember that question about what will you do with your one wild and precious life? Today I shall be mostly sitting on a coach in order to go and sing for 11 minutes in front of lots and lots of people. (it will be on tele, so that is lots). I am absolutely terrified in case I am the one person who lets everybody down by singing in the wrong place. I am also thrilled that this sort of adventure is part of my life.
I first contemplated joining the choir not long after my husband had left. I sobbed and danced through various songs and made an important decision - the waiting list was reckoned to be two years long and I couldn't picture what I would be doing the next week, let alone in 2 years. But I reasoned that if my name wasn't on the list I would never move any nearer to being part of it.
Openings came up much sooner than 2 years and I made another decision, that it's fine to pay a babysitter each week to enable me to have this time of joy.
Stepping into the unknown is scary. It's brilliant to know I have lovely people cheering me on in the adventures. And even more brilliant that they are also there with faith in me for when we come back from our adventures - to either celebrate or love us up if the adventures don't go to plan.
If there are things you are wanting to do with your life, here's a gentle shove from me - go try it. I'm cheering for you B-)
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Phew, I didn't get anything wrong and it was lots of fun!!
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