Last weekend I did something out of the ordinary, something scary. I performed a monologue at our neighborhood talent show.
Acting used to be a regular part of my life. I took drama in junior high, high school and college. I even performed this same humorous monologue (about a mother-of-the-bride who’s daughter won’t come out of the bathroom and get married) in front of a high school auditorium full of people.
But doing acting again after all these years and in front of people I see on a regularly basis really made me nervous. What if I forgot my lines? What if no one laughed? What if they all thought I was weird (most of them didn’t even know I’d ever done anything like this)?
I really wanted to back out – big time. Still, I’d already told my kids about it and how I was scared. I wanted them to know grown-ups get scared too, but we can all do hard, scary things.
So I performed it and the monologue went great! In fact, I even won second place and a chance to perform at the next stage of the competition.
As I prepare to query my third completed novel in the next month, I think this will be my mantra – I can do hard, scary things! Because you just never know how they’ll turn out or what you really can do, until you try.
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What's that old cliche? Something like, "the things that scare you the most are the most worth doing?"
Good luck!
Yes! Man, we shoulda had you perform it last night! We could have had our own talent show! Next time 😉
Good for you for doing hard, scary things! And congrats on the win!
Thanks!
So SO true.
I love doing new things that scare me, just so I realize that the walls around me are self made, not real. We can all do so much more than we think, but it takes that scary stuff to find that out. And good for you, showing that to your kids! 🙂
Wow, way to go Stacy! You totally can do hard things!
Hi Stacy. I came over from Elana's blog and am now your newest follower.
Nice to meet you!
And congrats on getting up there to read. That takes courage.
I remember that monologue and I remember then how amazing I thought you were. I am sure it was just as good this time around. I wish I could have seen it again!