instead of resisting it, I just
accepted it with compassion.
I had the sense of, ‘Oh, that’s
just my body feeling
nervous. That’s completely
ok, and I see it as part of the
growth process.’
After getting grounded and
centered, I made my way
down to the event. There
were about 400 excited
people in the room. I made
my way backstage to get
hooked up with a microphone
and waited for my turn to go
out on stage. As my name
was called, I walked out there
with a smile…
When I looked out to the
crowd, I remembered what I
had practiced about feeling
empowered and free when I
saw everyone looking back at
me. I will admit, I was still
incredibly nervous and
started trembling when the
words came out of my mouth.
Joy feelings magazine
Instead of focusing on how I
looked or what others
thought, I chose to focus on
what I could GIVE to my
audience. The more I spoke,
the less nervous I became and
the words flowed out of me
clearly. When I finished and
walked backstage, I was
greeted with big hugs from
everyone helping out behind
the curtain (Most everybody
had heard about the ‘incident’
the year before!). I felt so
relieved and really proud of
myself that I did it! I
overcame the biggest fear of
my entire life!
I sat back down in the
audience and the speaker who
went up after me decided to
share the story of what
happened to me the year
before… The audience was
so impressed and everyone
was clapping proudly for me!
An Inspiration For
Others…
For the rest of the weekend, I
had TONS of people coming
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