Spiritual thought for the day: you CAN turn a weakness into a strength! Yes, even you! And by "you," I mean "me."

Will someone tell me WHY my hands must shake so much whenever I get nervous?!!?  In fact, it's not just my hands, it's my whole body!  For the life of me, I can't figure out a way to keep myself from turning into a walking pile of Jell-o when I have to talk in front of a group of people.

Tonight, I had to do a "spotlight" of myself in front of my Single's Ward (there were only about 30 people there....really shouldn't be a big deal, right?!), which meant all the attention was on me, talking about myself, trying to make myself sound interesting.  Good luck there.  Of course, that meant that I could barely breathe or think or speak without a great deal of effort, when the whole time my knees were threatening to give out on me!

Somehow, I got through it, and strangely enough, I think it was kind of exhilarating.  Now that it's over, I admit it, I felt pretty cool.  I am reminded of how I used to feel when I had to teach Sunday School....I was really scared at first, but I ended up really loving it.  Huh.  So, maybe there is hope for me.  Maybe, just maybe, if I ever do get my PhD (which is my goal!), I will not only survive, but will actually enjoy getting up in front of hundreds of college students and imparting my knowledge.  How cool would THAT be!