Singing

I absolutely LOVE to sing. And I think I sound pretty good. In the car. Alone. With the windows rolled up. Preferably while it's pouring down rain so no one actually sees me.  I would never - and I mean NEVER - sing karaoke. In public? Oh, hell no!

 

The funny part, to me, is that I've performed musically a lot - through middle and high school in the different bands and even some solo. And now, in my career I occasionally run meetings and lead demos. So, it's not a "stage fright" issue. 

Well, maybe a little.

 

One of the popular sayings recently is "Dance like no one is watching". To me, this is a total no-brainer because I really don't care what other people think of me and what I'm doing. I'll go dancing (granted rarely) and I know I don't dance well but I'll be having fun. I don't get embarrassed or feel humiliated. I believe those feelings come from that same little voice in your head that tells you when you "can't" do or be something. You should never listen to that voice. I do and say whatever I feel is right. I have never thought it right to intentionally hurt someone's feelings, so barring that, all else is fair game! I don't have much in terms of ego - I'm an open book with nothing really to hide and if I get hurt along the way, I'll know there's a lesson in the experience. I have enough self-confidence to say that I am who I am and if you don't like me, that's ok. I can't change that and I'm ok with it.

 

I have to assume, simply because of the popularity of the saying, that there are people who wouldn't dance like no one is watching. To them I say, "Who cares?" People seem to think that everyone else is watching, and cares about, what they're doing. They don't. They only care about what they themselves are doing and that other people don't think adversely of them. It's a vicious circle. So when I see someone doing something goofy in public, I'll laugh and acknowledge them as encouragement. Being uptight and worrying about everything only leads to health issues and unhappiness. Be content with who you are. Show the world. Free yourself.

 

Now, let me at that karaoke machine!

 

hmmm...

 

I think I'll start with dancing in the street. I'll need to work my way up to singing...