What will people think of you?!

Recently I attended a women’s conference and sat at the table that was front and center.

During one of the key note speeches, the speaker put on a piece of music and encouraged everyone to stand up and dance.

I shot out of my seat and started dancing... as did the rest of my table and then the table beside us followed (Because fun is contagious!)

At some point I looked around the rest of the space with the 20 other tables and realized we were the only ones dancing.

EVERYONE in the room was looking at us.

For a moment, it was so intensely awkward I could hardly stand it.

My brain wanted me to pretend I was tired and sit down.

It was horrified that I was up in front of everyone shaking my ass with a room full of people staring at me. (so dramatic)

It wanted me to hide.

"WHAT WILL PEOPLE THINK OF YOU!?!”

“You look like an idiot!"

And then I remembered that I want to be someone who always takes the opportunity to have fun.

I want to be someone who doesn’t miss out on the joyful moments of life because I'm scared of what other people will think.

I want to be someone who can show others that it’s OK to get up and dance, even if no one else is.

and I want to be the kind of person who doesn't back down from what I want when it's uncomfortable.

So I let go of fear.

I danced until we were all out of breath, laughing from the sheer delight of our tables spontaneous dance party.

Life is too short my darlings.

Don't let fear make you miss out on the chance to dance.