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Out of my Comfort Zone

I like to be learning new things.  I did of course know it all as a teenager, but that was such a long time ago.  I actually was a good student back in the day.  Now it seems my learning curve has gotten much steeper.  Still, it is important to me to keep climbing it.

Learning sometimes involves new experiences so earlier this month I put myself out there.

Writers' Workshops held a public reading by workshop participants.  I signed up to read some of my poetry.

And then I actually went to the bar with a couple of my friends, had a glass of wine,  got up on stage and read three of my poems out loud.


Here's proof!

People laughed and applauded and it felt amazing!  My poet rock star moment.

Comments

  1. AbbyAugust 31, 2018 at 9:37 AM

    Wow, that's great! Congratulations on getting up there and out of your comfort zone. I've seen some live poetry readings and was surprisingly entertained (I expected to not be).

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  2. SakuAugust 31, 2018 at 9:46 AM

    Well done! The appreciation of the audience is a wonderful reward.

    Eileen

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  3. TaborAugust 31, 2018 at 10:15 AM

    Congratulations, big time. You are in a great third act.

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  4. Arkansas PattiAugust 31, 2018 at 11:06 AM

    Congrats on putting yourself out there. That applause should bring you back to the stage. It is a powerful drug.

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  5. LindaAugust 31, 2018 at 11:26 AM

    That is exciting. I hope you never stop trying new things.

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  6. BarbaraAugust 31, 2018 at 6:02 PM

    Excellent. So proud of you. Good job.

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  7. Linda ReederAugust 31, 2018 at 11:08 PM

    Good for you! It's wonderful to have the courage to have new experiences when of a certain age.

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  8. DDDSeptember 1, 2018 at 6:41 AM

    You do have many talents.
    You look fabulous. I love your hair.

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  9. TomSeptember 2, 2018 at 10:21 AM

    Congrats! Is there a podcast in your future?!?

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  10. gigihawaiiSeptember 2, 2018 at 11:31 AM

    I am glad you now know what it's like to be on stage reading your poetry to great applause. It's really rewarding.

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  11. SextantSeptember 2, 2018 at 1:47 PM

    Congratulations on your successful reading. Time to publish!

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  12. JoaredSeptember 9, 2018 at 4:59 PM

    Good for you! Being appreciated by others in such a public forum can be very rewarding whatever our age and our creation. When our ideas are embraced we ca feel that way as I do a little bit, but in a different context as I'm introducing "Thriving in Place".

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  13. JoaredSeptember 9, 2018 at 5:02 PM

    Meant to add, my son involved in Poetry Slams as a young man which I enjoyed attending. Crowds were very supportive.

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