Wow!  I have to be honest....I am not liking whatever has changed with me being able to access my Doodle~Birds nest blog!  Of course, had I actually kept up with it, I'm sure this would have been a piece of cake!  It took me about an hour to get to where I can actually make a post.  I hope it doesn't take this long every time.  :-/ 
So, I'm pretty proud of myself right now.  I am probably the most shy person you could ever meet.  I've always been that way.  I don't know why I am.  My family never was or is.  Mom, dad & my little brother never seemed afraid of meeting new people or doing new things.  My kids are pretty out-going, too.  All of my friends have been very out-going!  Why can't I be like them?!?!  And the thing is, this fear that I have, it really does limit my life.  Over the last few weeks I am finally really thinking about it and realizing the negative impact it has on me.  Because of it, I have always hated doing anything by myself.  Two weeks ago I wanted to go to our local YMCA to try out their water aerobics class.  I drove to the Y-saw that the parking lot was packed (this was a weekday morning!  Why aren't these people at work?!?) and decided that NO WAY!  I'm not doing this! And I actually drove past and was heading home.  Then I thought, you know---this is crazy!  What is the worst thing that is going to happen?  What are you afraid of?  And I turned around!  And yes!  I went back to the Y and went ahead and did the water aerobics class!  I met several very nice (older-of course!) ladies.  It was great!  It was the most I've done in a few years!  And that's not all!  In January I bought a Groupon for 20 yoga sessions at a studio up the road.  And they expire in July.  It's June 10!  Not much time left to use this awesome deal I got!  So, finally, after many plans to do it, I went to a Relax and Restore class yesterday morning.  I almost didn't do it.  Again, that fear thing was getting the best of me.  But, I went anyway.  I sucked it up and went!  This is a big deal for me!  And I so thoroughly enjoyed the class.  Even more than I thought I would!  The people were so nice.  I met the owner, and talked to him a little bit, then my instructor was so kind and helpful and all of my fears, like not being able to get down on the floor then get back up, or losing my balance and falling, were all my own imagination at work.  I had no problems getting up from the floor...I guess the way yoga is fundamentally set up....you slowly work up.  Easy-peasy!  And the balance problem?  I set my mat up beside a wall!  I was able to just put my hand to the wall to steady myself!  It was great!  And I had a very relaxing session.  I can truly see the positive potential that yoga has to help me and my MS.
So,  I have taken very big steps towards overcoming my fears lately.  I can feel those self imposed limits slowly slipping away.  Now, I've just started, so there are probably times that I will still let my fears get the best of me,  but, I am really hoping that I can think it through and not allow that to happen.  I miss out on too many wonderful opportunities and experiences if I allow fear keep me from something.  I am realizing that people really won't laugh at me.  Most people are genuinely nice and friendly and willing to be helpful.  I know that I am!  And I don't think I'm so different.  I hope that this is the beginning of a lot of new things for me.  That my shyness (which is really just fear!) can move on down the road!  I'm tired of it tying me down.  :)  Oh!  And the best news!  The owner of the yoga studio told me that my Groupon doesn't expire in July!  I just needed to activate it before then.  I still have 3 months to use the balance! 
Enjoy your day!