What talents and abilities lie in the never seen deep shadows of your every day life?
Have you dared to be daring? Not a risky or dangerous or illegal or immoral type of dare, but rather what might be usual in the lives of other people, just not in yours.
It is smugly gratifying to do, at least several times in your life, an activity that results in family, friends and even new acquaintances to exclaim in astonishment
"Wow, I can't believe you did that!!!"
Two, of many, such occurrences in my life were:
1~ During college, I had the opportunity to learn to milk a cow, although never thought of before. I joined a Dairy Club, learned how to groom a cow, Debbie, then to show her in a judged Dairy Show; a unique and enjoyable experience for someone raised in suburbs.
2~ Many years later, I regularly taught at a large Adult School, whose brochure listed a multitude of different courses. At the beginning of each semester, I checked the brochure to see where my courses were listed, in so doing, I kept seeing a course on Belly Dancing. One such encounter, followed by my usual sarcastic, "Why would any one want to do that?!" brought forth from my Inner Self, the surprising words, "Why not you?"
"Ridiculous!" replied my every day self. Upon further thought however, I dared myself to take the course, not telling any one about doing so except Mora, who I convinced to go with me despite her reluctance. The result, I did poorly, possibly because I laughed so much at my mirrored reflection, but I learned a basic move that is a good waist thinner.
However, Mora did so well that the instructor hired her to preform together. Mora dared to take the course, thus discovered a talent that she had no idea that she possessed.
After hearing one of my talks, a man laughingly dared himself to take a knitting course, which he expected to be boring, but found it so interesting that he soon became an expert in intricately patterned sweaters of his own design. This talent led to a small business of individually custom designed and knitted sweaters for people glad to pay well.
A dare is one you quietly make to yourself, never one put forth by someone else.
A true dare is done alone,
stepping out into an unknown
to make it an in-known.
~ Find Some Of The Other Sides Of Yourself ~
~ Dare To Be Daring ~
