A Recovering Recluse

Being a self proclaimed introvert I tend to keep away from other people.  I don’t deal with drama very well…especially their drama.  Adequate social skills have eluded me…engaging in casual conversation is next to impossible.  To chat, to gossip, or to participate in shallow drivel seems like meaningless communication and a colossal waste of time.  Yet…on another level…I realize I’m missing some element of showing that I care about others. 

 It is so much more comfortable to hide in my closet scribbling my thoughts, musings and reflecting while I avoid others and their drama. 

Dear Lord Jesus, 

For this I pray

Give me the gumption today

To come out of my inner room and say,

“Hello” to someone who may 

Need your love in a special way.

I realize it is not right

To hide my candle’s light

Under a bushel basket

That may become my casket.

Amen