A Needed Push Out of the Nest…

**Keep Going! Your future self will be so happy and proud that you didn’t give up or cave in to your comfort zone!**

Dear Reader:

I see now what my apprehension had clouded earlier … I was overdue for a kick out of my ” comfortable” normal routine. A ” Terrific Trio” birthday celebration held in downtown Charleston proved to be the catalyst that accomplished this!

**Ben, Vikki, and Rhea-all born on July 26! What a God Wink from the Universe!**

**Yesterday was my day to do just this!**

Actually this quote has been misattributed to Eleanor Roosevelt… what she actually said was,” You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.”

So true! Bekah, Ady, Ben, and myself sailed through every potential ” danger zone” ( thanks to Tommy’s and Anne’s directions that just matched each others… and both were right on target. )

With each benchmark direction sign accomplished… my confidence grew and by the time we dropped Ben off… Bekah and I were high-fiving! Great Teamwork!!!

And now I know I can hold my own and follow directions and locate unknown destinations! I had lost faith in myself by digging into my cocoon and forgetting that a beautiful world is right outside!!!!

And to think I would have missed this….

Our birthday one year-old wanted her turn in front of the fan!!!

So until tomorrow… Sometimes we just need a gentle nudge… other times we need a swift kick… to get out from under our daily ” normal comfortable ” routines and take a chance….” Oh the Places You Will Go!”

Today is my favorite day-Winnie the Pooh

… And speaking of adventures… Maine is providing lots of them for the Dingles…

About Becky Dingle

I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also taught at the College of Charleston. For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret of success in teaching social studies is always in the story. I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re ripe you rot.”

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