Comfort Zone

"A ship is safe in harbor...but that is not what ships are built for". I came across this quote yesterday and I felt like I had a connection with it. Not everyone has an outgoing personality and is willing to try new things at the spur of the moment. I think that it's been really hard for me over the past few years to come out of that comfort zone and try new things. One of my biggest accomplishments with that was by going to college. My freshmen year of college I was super shy and the one person I really hung out with was my brother. Then my sophomore year I started getting more involved with organizations inside my major and outside my major as well. One of the biggest aspects of my college career was being part of the Relay For Life Planning Committee. I got so involved with fighting back against cancer that I eventually became the President of the organization my senior year! This was something huge for me and I look back and I am so proud to have done that and to have had that experience.
The second part of my college career that really brought me out of my shell was being an education major. You can't be an education major and just slide by without being noticed, called on or steeping up in the community. I became and advocate for all of my students that I had throughout the years and I am thankful that I did that for them but for me also.
In high school I was such a shy person, only talked to a select few friends who I knew I could trust and really had trust issues with everyone else. After mom died I didn't have this sense of feeling of wanting to get to know new people or put myself out there in any sort of way.
I look back now and see how much I blossomed in college and am thankful that I was giving such a wonderful opportunity to attend college as well as being thankful for this life.

Boats aren't meant to sit in the harbor, get out there and explore the waters.