You know how enthusiastic a child gets when he's really excited about something? How he's just so exuberant about the thing (whatever it may be) that he starts telling everyone he meets about it? That's totally me... and I'm tired of hiding it out of fear of what others will think.
I've never lost that child-like quality for some reason. I get so excited about x, y, and/or z that I tell everyone (I feel comfortable showing that side of myself to) about it. I will talk someone's ear off on the subject if I'm allowed. Many people will say, "wait, I've never seen that side of you before." Well, yeah... that's the whole point of this post.
Lately, I've asked why I've been so afraid of sharing that side of my personality. Was I really that embarrassed about being laughed at for showing that kind of enthusiasm? Well, yes. I've been made of for it in the past; made to feel like there was something wrong with me. I hate to admit it, but I just didn't want people to think of me as some simpleton who got excited over the smallest things... but I do.
I'll also admit that I sometimes fear that people might also think I'm full of myself and am bragging about something if it has to do with me or any happy news I may get. When I share something I'm excited about, the last thing on my mind is how it can make me look good. I just want to share it because, duuuude, it's so cool (!!) or because it's something I'd been praying about and I've seen the fruits of that prayer.
I was reflecting on that lately and I came to the conclusion that things are going to change. I'm going to be as unabashedly excited about things I share because I just want to share that excitement. I'm tired of hiding that side of myself out of fear of what others may think. People may think what they want. I'm sorry but I'm just not going to care anymore.
Does anyone else have the same problem? Do you sometimes think twice about sharing something out of fear of what others may think? Does anyone else want to take this challenge (because it will be a challenge, at first) with me?
Anyway, just a random thought I wanted to share. Okay, fine, and I'm also procrastinating on the article. I'll get to it next, especially since the threat of falling asleep is ever present.
I hope you're all having a lovely week thus far!
As always, thanks for reading and God bless! :D
2 comments:
Oftentimes, it's really hard to share part of yourself because you're afraid of being ridiculed. Having been shut down by people for being too enthusiastic about something, I know how hard that can be to re-open yourself up again.
It can really hurt when someone just doesn't share your enthusiasm too. And hard to keep that prideful note out of your voice.
Getting to be more comfortable with other people tends to help with that, though.
God bless!
Catherine
I may not necessarily be unabashedly enthusiastic at times, but I do find that at times I second-guess myself about sharing something or saying something out of concern about what some people may think or how they may react.
Something I need to be less fearful of, and step up in doing - standing up for what I believe and not be afraid to say it. :)
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