Every Friday, Lisa-Jo posts a one word prompt and gives us the challenge to write on that word for 5 minutes... no editing (okay, I edit... I can't help it).
Today's word is: JOIN
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I'm not very good at joining things. I'm kinda shy (I know... imagine that!) and not very good at talking in conversations because awkward silences make me nervous like, 'What am I supposed to say... am I supposed to say something or is it their turn? Have they noticed that I'm smiling like a loon while exchanging inner dialogue with myself? Are they, in fact, doing the same thing?'
So yeah... it takes me a while to get out of my shell... but boy when I do. When I join in, it's fun.
I edit in my brain before I speak which is good in some ways, but in others not so much. I don't want to say anything wrong or offensive (plus when I write I have a backbutton... my mouth doesn't have one unfortunately). So I end up looking disinterested or just plain silly. But it's okay.
I've noticed that I'm not the only one :)
I think there are a lot of people like me.
What about you? Do you join groups easily? Do you edit yourself before you talk? Should you do that more? ;)
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