The computer used to scare me. I was afraid if I pressed a wrong key … I would blow up the whole system. Thus … I didn’t touch it very much. I didn’t join friends on Facebook, I simply ignored the requests, only because I didn’t know how to join Facebook. I never told anyone this of course. I’d heard the term “google” … but I never knew what that meant either. I simply thought it sounded like a funny name.
About a year ago I really started feeling disconnected. The world was passing me by … I was stuck back in time, and it was no longer o.k. I needed to overcome this fear … the fear that is only there because we are naturally hesitant to try something new … or step out of our comfort zone. That’s really what it boiled down to. I was out of my comfort zone. It was easier to stay disconnected and not be part of this wonderful world of technology that linked everyone together. I finally decided to join in … see what was really out there. One website at a time … one view into Facebook … and wow … I realized what I was missing!
It’s been one year now since I “googled” my first question … I was simply looking for a gift I couldn’t find locally to purchase for a friend … from that moment on I’ve never looked back. This thing called “the computer” has become a great friend … a tool to use to get me anything that my heart desires … and a window into a world that one year ago I didn’t even know existed. I’m so glad that I ventured out of that comfort zone … is there something in your life that is frightening you? Something as silly as this? If there is … work to conquer that fear … it will probably be the best thing you ever did, and open up a whole new world for you!
