The reward is worth the risk!

What holds you back from saying how you really feel? 

From doing what you really want?

Bucket lists are pretty trendy these days - most people I know seem to have one, in their mind at least. The trick (challenge) seems to be taking that list and turning it into action.  The more I travel this physical/mental/emotional journey to health, the more I realise who I am, and what I really want from my life.  Some of the things on my list seem so scary that to share them seems too much of a risk, and yet when I think of doing them I feel so moved, so excited, so ME.

One of the things on my list is to sing.  I have always had a fairly good singing voice, certainly I can sing confidently at Mainly Music and enjoy a good Sing Star session.  But I want more!  A couple of birthdays ago my wonderful friend took me to see 'Mama Mia'.  It was beyond awesome!  And as I sat there all I could think was how awesome their job was, and how I longed to be part of it.  Then my horrible toad of an inner voice reminded me, 'you're not good enough, and besides which, you're too fat'.  And that's how it has been for me for so long.  Now I'm no dreamer, I'm not the next Adele, and in truth that's not what I want to be.  But I love to sing, it stirs my soul, and I want to be part of something musical.  And I will, because even if I suck, I AM good enough to try, and the reward feels so worth the risk!!

And just for the record, my favourite Mama Mia song?....

'Does Your Mother Know?'