Stepping out of my comfort zone

I’m not a shy person, but there have been many times when I stepped out of my comfort zone.

The most recent was last July, when I signed up for Rollettes Experience 2021 to attend virtually for two days. I’d spent most of my life avoiding gatherings of people who looked like me, but in mid-2020, my perspective started to shift, and while attending RE21, I made friends and found out that I wasn’t alone in what I felt. I’m happy to have stuck with the Rollettes community. It had had a significant impact on me in such a short amount of time.

Another example of stepping out of my comfort zone is my love for singing. In 2019, I auditioned for and got the first solo I would perform since I was 13 years old.

When I was younger, I wasn’t afraid to let people hear my voice, but a moment changed everything. A young woman used to go to our church back in my mid-college years, and I let her beauty and talent make me self-conscious.

Yet another time I stepped out of my comfort zone was when I told someone how I felt about them. I first felt that feeling of OMG! I’m too much. I’m being silly, but I went against my doubts and spoke what was in my heart because life is short, and people who matter to you should know how you feel about them.