"Owning our truth" comes to mind. A path to acceptance, first of ourselves then extending to the world around us. As a junior in high school, I was president of The Junior Historians' Society in our school. Through the machinations of our chapter's faculty advisor and my ego, it seemed sensible to run for the position of the state president for all chapters. When I took the podium at the state convention to announce my candidacy, the sea of faces staring back was numbing! I lost all composure and most of my speaking voice. I would say I was traumatized, in all sincerity. After that any situations requiring public speaking before groups small or large were nearly as terrifying. Could have used a couple of muses . Thanks for the "owning" of your experience for the sake of my own "self talk."
Looking back... connecting the dots... there is a piece of me that's okay with, perhaps even seeking the opportunities to get up and share. I wonder if being in plays felt different because it was a "role" and not "me". Funny that I'm learning that our "me(s)" are roles that we can adjust.
Did you hold the state president role? Have you done much public speaking since?
"Owning our truth" comes to mind. A path to acceptance, first of ourselves then extending to the world around us. As a junior in high school, I was president of The Junior Historians' Society in our school. Through the machinations of our chapter's faculty advisor and my ego, it seemed sensible to run for the position of the state president for all chapters. When I took the podium at the state convention to announce my candidacy, the sea of faces staring back was numbing! I lost all composure and most of my speaking voice. I would say I was traumatized, in all sincerity. After that any situations requiring public speaking before groups small or large were nearly as terrifying. Could have used a couple of muses . Thanks for the "owning" of your experience for the sake of my own "self talk."
Looking back... connecting the dots... there is a piece of me that's okay with, perhaps even seeking the opportunities to get up and share. I wonder if being in plays felt different because it was a "role" and not "me". Funny that I'm learning that our "me(s)" are roles that we can adjust.
Did you hold the state president role? Have you done much public speaking since?