A year ago I had this morbid fear of getting on stage and talking to a crowd of people. Even the thought of doing that would cause great anxiety.
Fast forward to this past winter. I used to joke to my friends that thrift stores were the best place to meet women. It always garnered hoots of laughter. So one February day i'm in Bibles for Missions in Okotoks and I got to talking to this red head. Just small talk and nothing serious. Anyway she found out that I lived in High River and made a suggestion that I join her and her husband for Karaoke on Friday nights at Sally's Bar. Not sure why but I thought why not take a chance and do something that scares you.
I show up and there's a table of 6-8 people who sing on a regular basis. I have trouble holding a note but they encouraged me to give it a shot and to not worry what people might think. It took awhile but I found the type of songs that would fit my voice. Of course there were a few bomb outs. The more comfortable I got with the mic and the crowd the less fear I had.
Now I go twice a week on Wednesday and Friday nights. Best part is I'm enjoying it. Add to that my brother drove up from his place in Minnesota for a visit 3 weeks ago and to hear me sing. He said he told Terry, the guy running it that he can't believe I would do this
