2017 – Week 20 – A Reminder of Where I Came From

I had a wonderful blessing Friday morning – one of my tribe called just to chat  🙂  .  I had taken the day off, and apparently so had she.  I was microwaving my second cup of leftover-from-yesterday coffee and easing into the day, and was so happy to share a few moments one-on-one with her.

We talked about this and that.  I probably blabbed more than I should – which is an on-going challenge I’m working on. The conversation moved here and there, and we were talking about how I like to encourage members to look back at their old blog posts.

In times of frustration or discouragement . . .

at what I’ve perceived to be my lack of progress in the Master Keys, I’ve looked back at my blog posts and remember who I was and where I came from that first year as a student.

I took my own advice this morning and wondered what I was doing during Week 20 that first year.  I got back there and what do you know?  It’s the post that shows MOST what progress I’d made from a very shaky start.  Only 20 weeks and huge growth – especially since every week was an emotional train wreck for me!   If I can do it, anyone can do it!   This is where I came from:

I have always been”afraid” of people.  I was diagnosed years ago with “social anxiety disorder”.  It was very difficult for me to meet new people, extend myself, be in unfamiliar surroundings.  My heart would pound and I would think of reasons not to – – – not to meet someone, not to go somewhere, not to do something new.. . . continue reading