Last week I was asked to take pictures for New Beginnings (taking pictures in the church with no indoor lighting equipment is hard). I love these young women. A few of them I've taught in Primary for two years and now they are moving to Young Women. It makes me sad that I don't get to teach them anymore, but I know they are in good hands.
I was also asked to sing ( I sang this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm8G3wAc3hE).
I love to sing, but it doesn't love me. I have a really hard time not being nervous. It makes me hate performing. I worked to push back my own inhibitions and just sing for the girls. I really wanted them to hear the message I had to share. It helped that I was taking pictures too. It kept my mind from wandering to my nerves.
I hope to someday be able to sing in public the way I do in the confines of my own home. I was reading something yesterday and I came across a quote from the famous Julie Andrews. It gave me hope that one day my dream will become a reality. She paints a picture of my exact sentiment when it comes to performing.
"I've learned
a lot of things about myself through singing. I used to have a certain dislike
of the audience, not as
individual people, but as a giant body who was judging me. Of course, it wasn`t
really them judging me. It was me judging me. Once I got past that fear, it
freed me up, not just when I was performing but in other parts of my
life."
~ Julie Andrews.
These two are my cheer squad. I love them, and I love that they support me.
1 comment:
Great pictures and I'm sure you sang the song beautifully. I listened to it on u-tube and it has a wonderful message.
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