Getting Out There

I'll be the first to admit it...I'm not a very outgoing person. I'm shy and awkward around new people and generally only stay with my crowd. I stay with the same people and do the exact same thing I did last week. Nothing ever dramatically changes in my life and, honestly, its getting boring! Months and months of seeing the same faces, staying at the same places, listening to the same soundtrack of my life...isn't as much fun as it used to be. I think it's time for change.

I won't pretend getting out of my "shell of security" will be easy but if everything was easy I wouldn't have the opportunity to change myself, grow up and live. Sometimes "hard" will make it easier tomorrow. I can't entirely change into a outgoing person overnight. These things take time. I need to start out slow, talk to people I usually don't associate with, meet new people and generally be a more open, free and happy person.

The only way I'm going to accomplish this is if I stop having negative thoughts. Thinking things like "They won't like me", "I'm going to embarrass myself", "They'll think I'm stupid" and other thoughts in that direction won't help me accomplish my new goal. I know I'm a fun person, or at least that's what I think. I can always work my minimal charm to its maximum potential, despite how low that "maximum" might be. Positive thoughts=more confidence. Its the golden rule.

Another thing I need to do..is actually doing it! I can't sit here telling you how I'm going to do something if I don't even bother doing it! Starting tomorrow I'm going to get up the nerve to do something different. Make a new friend. That's all I need to do! I'll just greet people in the morning instead of pretending not to see them. Tomorrow my arms are ready to show the love and give some people some love! Who knows, someone might have needed it.

I tend to walk straight past people I see everyday, people I share classes with, people who I should greet but never do. It's so wrong and I'm missing out on some great opportunities to make a new 'BFF!!". I can't just pretend that I don't care anymore. It's time to show people that I really am interested in their lives. It all start now!

If you're reading this and you're going through a similar situation then go for and start GETTING OUT THERE!!!!