Sunday Scribblings - A Bit o’ Bragging
Well, it’s a warm Sunday night here in Oz and it’s time for Sunday Scribblings. I loaded up this site and then went to the Sunday Scribbling site, fully expecting a one word prompt. Alas, no, we have an infinitely more interesting prompt…
“This week: bragging. What’s awesome about you? You can pick one awesome thing, or list as many as you can. Don’t be shy!”
Wow. How does one even start? I decided to go to someone who would know all the good (and bad) things about me: my husband.
He didn’t have to think long before he said, “Courage.”
I didn’t see that one coming, but I will agree with him on that. 
Given the number of things I often shy away from, I certainly don’t think I am the most courageous person out there. However, courage is definitely one of my positive aspects. Take a recent example:
Having come from living in the country in the middle of two smaller towns, big cities - like Melbourne - intimidated me. What intimidated me even more was the prospect of taking public transportation (in this case, trains) all the way there on my own.
For the longest time, I refused to travel on the trains by myself. Then I started getting used to taking the trains to the station near where my husband works. Even with doing that, I refused to go to the city alone.
Last week, without any prompting from anyone other than myself, I went into the city alone. I had to get something taken care of for my visa so, despite the fact I could have waited for a time when my husband could come with me, I took the trains into the city.
I’m quite proud of myself for that.
So, yes, my courage would definitely be an awesome thing about me. I challenge myself and try to rise to the challenges of others, no matter how afraid I may be.
October 26th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Husbands seem to know us best, don’t they?
Congratulations on your feat!
October 27th, 2008 at 6:06 am
Nice post, be proud of moving forward with courage.I won’t drive in Melbourne, the few times I have been there. I completely loose all sense of direction there. :0
October 27th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Congrats to you for taking the courageous first step into the city on the trains by yourself. Now I bet you feel as if you can do it again. Freedom to get around is a wonderful thing. Nice piece.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:56 am
forward movement in one’s life is worthy of praise… so bravo!
October 27th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Linda Jacobs - Thank you.
Yes, husbands do have a knack for that sort of thing. 
Linda May - Oh, I definitely won’t drive in Melbourne. Just thinking about it sends a stone into my stomach.
Jadey - Thank you.
It is a wonderful thing to now have access to a lot more areas.
Rob - Thank you.