Poor Haitians. Asking and braving rejection...Baby steps made

Not confident enough to ask something in case one is rejected...

Asking favours/pushing myself forward has never been my strong suit, but inspired by some of Nick Baylis's words, I forced myself to follow up on a recent visit to a museum with a telephone call and offer my services in a voluntary capacity. It is a venue where my background knowledge can certainly come in handy and about which I am sooo enthusiastic.

Happily it may well be that I will become involved in the organisation - musn't count my chickens - but their reaction sounded very positive and on a recent visit there, I bumped into 3 people from my past who it would be a delight to work nearby again!

Okay, so a baby steps only, but Nick and others' thoughts on the ways we hold ourselves back by not venturing in life are already proving useful, especially the idea that even the act of asking/attempting something new etc., can in themselves encourage our self-belief and courage.

I have recognised that like so many others, some of my behavioural traits come from a somewhat childish fear of not being perfect, not wishing to be seen to fail and so on.

My small 'problem' (how dare I utter that word seriously in view of the Bosch-like hell of the poor Haitians) re the un-wanted attentions of someone reared its head ago recently. Fortunately my partner knows about the situation ( we all go to the same gym) and we talk about it which helps, but I find it quite tricky and annoying . It is quite strange that someone cannot see that I am clearly not interested and wish just to be on friendly terms.

And on to Haiti - it is almost unimaginably ghastly and nightmarish over there - made so much worse by the destruction wreaked on the infrastructure. Poor poor souls.