by manoypoe » Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:09 pm
ALASKA
Kimberly Keen
- This girl is very promising. Stunning but she needs more training.
Story time…
@misscausa was my first EVER pageant. All my life I loved being on stage. I loved performing and bouncing energy back and
forth with the audience. I never felt nervous. It invigorated me.
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Fast forward to this past weekend. I hadn’t been on a stage in over 10 years. Before swim, I was a wreck. I was shaking, my feet were sliding out of my heels. I walked out on stage, and suddenly my cape popped open. I was thrown off the rest of the time. I bombed, I thought.
As I walked off stage, I felt utterly defeated. After months of preparation, I let myself down.
Next up was evening gown. I could feel myself getting nervous again. But this time I stopped trying to hold it in. I turned around and
said “I’m so nervous” to whoever could hear me. The gorgeous and intuitive @mahparaaa held my hands and looked me in my eyes and
said “You have to have fun. Otherwise, it doesn’t matter what you do up there.” It clicked. I went on stage and felt confident, not
nervous. I had fun looking at the judges and the audience. I felt alive again.
Learning to lean on others is a skill, I’m still learning. But one that makes the biggest difference in your life. From darkness to light.