Space To Breathe — by Denise Copeland Welcome To Being Terrible At This!
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I don’t love being bad at things. I like to know what I’m doing. I like to feel capable, comfortable, and at least somewhat in control. Give me something familiar that I can do well, and I’m all in. Give me something new, where I might fumble or feel unsure, and I can feel myself hesitate. It wasn’t always this way. There was a time when trying something new felt natural. I showed up, figured it out as I went, and no one expected me to be good right away. Somewhere along the way, that shifted, and now there’s a voice that steps in early with very reasonable questions. Do I have time for this? What if I’m terrible at it?
I grew up around music. My parents were always in musicals, rehearsing at home, and singing around the upright piano in the family room. My folks were always comfortable on stage. I was around it constantly, but I never saw myself in that role. I played guitar, even spent time in a band, but I never sang. Not once. I didn’t have the confidence, and I didn’t question that. I just accepted it as something that wasn’t for me, and that belief stayed with me for years.
Comfort is where potential goes to die. — Yours Truly
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After I moved into my new home, I did something completely out of character. I bought a karaoke machine. My plans of inviting my out-of-tune friends over to sing, consumed my thoughts. Of course there was also the possibility of the neighbors complaining. But that didn’t stop me. I watched a few voice training videos to understand what I was doing and how to improve. I practiced with the volume on 11, and built an unwavering confidence I never really allowed myself to experience before. After a few months after the inception of Karaoke Chaos (as I fondly coined it) , that private experiment followed me out into the world. A few weeks ago, our community clubhouse hosted a music themed trivia night / dinner dance party. The MC knew I played guitar and, without warning, pointed at me, called me up, and handed me a microphone in the middle of a song.
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