A couple of weeks ago I was pretty pumped to hear that the
piece I submitted to “Listen To Your Mother” was accepted for a live audition.
So I went. But
alas, I did not make it.
I ain’t gonna lie-I was pretty bummed. At a low point I watched Lockdown
Orange County and wondered why even prison inmates had more talent than
me. Seriously, there was a dude
that made a guitar from a model boat kit.
And not just a regular guitar, an electric guitar. There was also a guy that could rattle
off a lovely rap about making a shank in under 5 seconds. And his voice didn’t shake or nothin’.
But as my son sometimes says after a tantrum- I’m done
now.
I’m going to choose to be proud of myself for trying. Old me would never have chosen to
overcome her anxiety to stand up in front of people and speak. I will choose not be ashamed of
failing, but to be proud of trying.
I’m going to choose to be proud that I made it as far as I
did.
I’m going to choose to take this as an opportunity to be an
example. I harp on my son all the
time to not fear failure. I teach
him that failure is necessary to learn.
So today I will practice what I preach. I will embrace it and I will try again next year.
I’m going to choose to be thankful. I’m thankful that I got to meet some
great ladies today. I’m thankful
that this six-month blogging journey has put me in touch with some wonderfully
funny talented ladies that have been incredibly supportive. I’m thankful for the opportunity.
Good for you for taking a leap and trying out. I'm going to be out of town w/ my mom that weekend or I would have submitted too. Maybe next year we'll be up there together!
ReplyDeleteLet's do it! We can be each other's moral support! Also, you can be in charge of shaking me and saying "Pull yourself together, woman!"
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