Earlier this week as i was sitting in a cafe with a coffee daydreaming (as usual!) my eyes fell upon a bag. Written on the bag were inspirational quotes and sentences. There was one in particular that caught my eye and thus stayed with me all week and this was:
‘ Do one thing a day that scares you’
So, this week i have been pushing myself to get out of my comfort zone and do exactly that; Something that scares me.
So far i have done three scary things. Scary thing number one was attempting to perform a parallel park in the city in rush hour with a huge queue of cars waiting for me to do my thing. Now normally I would totally avoid this kind of scenario and would park miles away, but, i decided to just go for it. I have to admit that i failed miserably but i’m still glad i gave it a go despite all the beeping i received and that the space was big enough to fit in a small country.
Scary thing number two was daring myself to sprint on the treadmill at a speed that i have never attempted before.I really am not great at running and i was convinced that i would just fall of the end of it but to my surprise i held up. ..wait for it….for a whole fifteen seconds.Yes i hear you, your all sooo envious of my running capabilities!!
This brings me to scary thing number three. Yesterday afternoon i was out and about location scouting for an engagement shoot that i have this weekend. The light was incredible as the sun was going down; golden and hazey-just beautiful.I wished that i had a couple of subjects to photograph and practice on. As i was heading back to my car i spotted a young, loved up couple watching the sun go down together. I thought to myself “I wish i had the courage to ask if i could take their picture”. I sat in my car and started the ignition. As i went to drive away i had a change of heart. Whats the worst that could happen? They could say No is all. So i jumped out of my car and threw caution to the wind. I’m so glad that i did. Thanks Nina and Jack for letting a complete stranger take your picture, you made my day!
Now what’s the one thing that you are going to do today that scares you? Go on, give it a go- it’s liberating!!!
xoxo
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