I remember a woman once said to me,”If you don’t feel nervous , you aren’t really becoming more of who you might be.”
Well, for now, I choose not to be judged on a Red Carpet for how I look or act and yet if I were nominated to walk the Red Carpet,
I would work on accepting my appearance, get expert advice from people I trust, and fluff off critic opinions.
Actually, the Red Carpet and I, even though I live in Los Angeles, are not going to be partnering. I love watching the Oscars. It use to be a tradition with my daughter before she went off to college and then built her own life of Oscar and friends. We had her friends and ours at my home for a fantasy party and a bet of who do you think will win. Great memory.
I read the stars are going vintage on the Red Carpet this year. Will they look like those photos I posted?
Do you remember a time you went way out of your comfort zone and still had a good time?
Single mothers and dads have shared with me that they feel uncomfortable going solo to parties .
They see couples hand in hand or chatting away and there they are, standing, looking around or chatting with strangers, briefly.
We can understand how our children feel trying something new. When they were little, they tantrumed about having to go somewhere new and we still made them go.
Sometimes, don’t you think you need a push out the door and a quiet button to push when your head chatters about not going due to awkwardness, fear,
nothing to wear, bad weather, too far to drive or too tired?
So remind yourselves of the times you stopped the chatter, got out the door,and had a great time? No matter what age we are, fear is real and trying something new is awkward.
Are you going to watch the Oscars and who is your vote for best……..?
Natalie
Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org
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