Oops

   Everybody makes mistakes, it's part of being alive. Yet embarrassment is something that many people avoid at all cost. Holding themselves back because they don't feel comfortable out of their element.We may tell our self that the risk is not worth it or we "know" we cannot do it. Well of coarse you can't do it if you don't believe in yourself! Does a athlete tell their coach they don't want to take the game winning chance because they know they can't do it? Or do they accept the challenge as a opportunity to grow and achieve, throwing caution into the wind? At every chance there is a choice, lets make it fun!
   Making mistakes is a crucial ingredient to success. If we do not know what we can do, how can we know what we are capable of? Every time we do something on a whim, unexpected or new, we give ourselves a chance to expand our bubble of experiences. These experiences tell us about who we are, as if we are uncovering new areas of the blueprint to our souls.
   Embarrassment, does the work make you think of a time where you blushed, tripped, or looked foolish? I sure am, and I'm smiling about it. The times that we are clumsy, untrained, or completely new to something, lies a golden chance.
  In fact, I embarrass myself everyday. Since I was little I have dragged with me a studder in my speech. This is something I have worked on and is much less severe than it used to be. But could you imagine if someone asked you your name and you felt as if you could't say it out loud? Knowing that the person may look at you differently as you struggle to hurdle the syllables in a word you have said thousands of times. I used to be timid in my speech because of this and many thought of me as being quiet and shy, little did they know I was just scared of embarrassment. I have come to accept my impediment, and in turn, I'm not scared to say anything. If I had taken my speaking mistakes as something that I couldn't control or a aspect of my life that would hold me back, then I certainly wouldn't be writing about it today.
    Sometimes we need to get over our head to realize we are not in over our heads.