OVERWHELMED

When something new comes into my life, I find myself easily overwhelmed.  New facts bombard me.  New demands make me constantly readjust my schedule.  I feel ignorant and sometimes, downright stupid!
Yet, a quiet stirring in my soul says, this is good.  You are alive.  You are learning.  You are moving forward.  Each step is a new beginning.  Not knowing about something does not indicate stupidity.  It indicates that you are willing to learn and grow and stretch.
Even though sometimes I am so stretched I feel like a girdle on a hippopotamus and nervous as can be, I am living life.  I am growing (and not just in the physical realm), despite my almost 70 years.  A new career is mine because I am willing to try and learn.  In spite of a debilitating illness and much pain, I am going forward to fulfill the plan God has for my life.  I do it in His strength.
I am blessed and humbled.
Today I attend my first meeting of the Toastmasters.  I'm going to learn to speak with confidence in a public setting.  That is very much out of my comfort zone, but I am excited to see what happens.
Don't let excuses of age, physical condition, low self-confidence hold you back.  Become what God has planned for you to be and you will gain a new excitement for life, just as I have.