#14) Fear

When I was at home over the break I found a list of questions on the kitchen counter that really intrigued me. The question I thought was most interesting was: what activity, sport, or project would you try if you weren't afraid?

If I weren’t afraid, I would try out for the BYU women’s choir and tennis team.


At the beginning of the year I went to a leadership dinner with thirty other freshmen. All of us were told that we were the leaders of our class. I have felt the weight of this responsibility throughout the semester but haven't done much about it. BYU is so competitive that I have felt incompetent when aspiring to join different organizations.
In high school, I tried to do as many clubs and teams I possibly could. I was tennis team captain, on the golf team, swim team, track team, student counsel, student body vice president, FCCLA vice president, in the national honors society and WAMO service club. It has been so different to go from all of these organizations in high school to absolutely none this semester. All of these clubs and teams I was a part of in high school taught me an important lesson that I need to be reminded of: charity.

Although I was extremely busy in high school with homework and my out of school activities, I always seemed to have time to accomplish everything that needed to be done. When I serve others, I noticed that my day not only goes smoother, but I am happier because I forget myself. I shouldn’t be afraid to try out for the tennis team or choir. The only thing that is holding me back is myself. With Christmas approaching, now is the perfect time to really reach out to fulfill my responsibility as leader of my class. I would like to get involved in service organizations and start blessing the lives of others.