Thank you for posting this.

I've been checking in to this site regularly since I've joined  and have been practicing some advice that I've been given with great success (thanks spiritalk!) but am aware that my fear of being different and of perceiving something and potentially being wrong has been keeping me from posting as much as I'd like to here.

Petra, your post has served to remind me that the main reason that I shut myself off from my abilities so  long ago (and which has lead to me having to re-learn so many things that came naturally as a child) was the very thing that is limiting my growth now...fear.

I am determined to do my best to not allow this feeling to hinder my progress any longer!

Congratulations on overcoming your own fears! I hope to soon join you in being able to say that I have fully overcome my own.

We all have our own fears to overcome.  One of the most stressful experiences (on a psychology list) is public speaking.  It is way up there with other high stress activities!

I was put in a situation (totally unprepared) in which I was to speak.  I sat there fearful and tight as a drum skin.  I closed my eyes and said "I have to be here.  I want to do a good job.  So lets go"  A couple of deep breaths and the body relaxed its tight hold on all my nerves.  I was ready to challenge the world.  Sometimes our inner being has to hear what our challenge on the outer being is going to be about.  Stretch yourself always!