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

    Eileen

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

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

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  6. Excellent. So proud of you. Good job.

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

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

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

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  10. 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. Congratulations on your successful reading. Time to publish!

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  12. 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. 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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