Shy and in the SCA
Jeanne C. Stapleton
jstaplet at adm.law.du.edu
Thu Dec 26 11:23:49 PST 1996
> I have been following the dicussion on Peer Fear and Shyness with
> interest. I was in awe of the Crown when I first got in... but
> almost immediately (in the first five or six years) I found that
> most of my close friends either were peers or became peers, so I
> never had a chance to develop Peer Fear. Nonetheless, I always
> respected them. The knights were highly visible, and made lots of
> noise and dust. The Pelicans were off somewhere in the background
> doing Pelican-things and making events run. But I REALLY admired
> the Laurels, for it was explained to me early that without their
> artistic talents, much of the magic I saw around me would simply not
> exist. I try to remember how *I* felt about Laurels because of this
> now that I are one.
>
I don't know a whole lot of background Pelicans, personally...some,
not a lot. Most of the ones I know are fairly out front. I do have
a great deal of admiration for the Laurels, and I think you expressed
it admirably, Gunnora.
(Or do you prefer "Mistress Gunnora", as we have not met? :-)))
> As for shyness, I was terribly shy when I got into the SCA. No!
> You over there! I SAW you snickering! It's true! I was a quiet,
> reserved shy little Catholic girl who missed being a Benedictine nun
> in a cloisetered order under the Rule of Silence by about <---> that
> much. I knew that I was shy, so when I developed my persona, I made
> Gunnora all the things that I wasn't... strong, outspoken, not
> afraid to speak her mind, a fighter. And you know, over the years,
> I accidentally grew into that person. If you hadn't known me back
> then, you'd never guess now. But the truth is, in certain ways, I
> am still shy. You almost have to live with me to realize how much.
>
It's true, sometimes we grow into the persona we create.
> Aside from the SCA, the best thing I ever did to get over my shyness
> was Toastmasters, which I highly reccommend.
>
I've heard this,t oo, although never tried Toastmasters.
Is it anything like Bassmasters? :-)
Countess Berengaria de Montfort de Carcassonne, OP
Barony of Caerthe
Kingdom of the Outlands
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