SoCS: Acting, Singing, and Confidence in Confidence

JoAnna

Dec 2

Today's prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: "confidence." Use it any way you'd like. Have fun!

Taking acting classes at a small community college in the late 70s did wonders for my confidence. It was so much fun once things got rolling. I played Helena in A Midsommer Night's Dream and the Red and White Queens in Alice in Wonderland. It was such a carefree time. It's okay that I did not pursue acting. The confidence I gained was enough so that later in life, I was able to speak in front of groups, in spite of the shyness of my youth and being a natural introvert.

These days, I have no interest or need to speak in front of groups, but it's nice to know I could if I needed to. Whatever we practice gets better. Like singing. Listening to the soundtrack to The Sound of Music helped me practice singing when I was 10 and 11 years old. Now, I mostly sing for fun and also in my small church choir. The older I get, the more work it takes to keep my voice (and everything else) in shape.

Here's a song from The Sound of Music about confidence where Maria is about to start a new job as governess taking care of the Von Trapp children.

Starting a new job requires confidence. If I ever had to start a new job, I'd study the hell out of whatever the job was before starting. Thank God, I don't have to do that! I love being retired!

Last Saturday, we visited David's son and his family. They have one big standard poodle and two little poodles. I'm so glad they invited Marley, and that Marley was a good boy. He was nervous at first being in a new place with three dogs barking at him, but he gained confidence, including the confidence that he would get some turkey.