Need Spiritual Direction/Advice

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I have wanted to go to Washington DC for the annual Pro-Life March on the anniversary of the Roe v Wade Decision. (I just happened to have been born on January 22nd, but years earlier than 1973!)

Not my home parish, but a nearby parish in town close by is already asking for people who want to go there in January 2011 to join the March.

Problem is, I don’t really know anyone, especially from this parish, and I’m so shy and anxious that it’s crippling. So that is why I am hesitant to sign up.

Any advice for me?

Any and all prayers appreciated as well, thank you. 😃
 
Problem is, I don’t really know anyone, especially from this parish, and I’m so shy and anxious that it’s crippling. So that is why I am hesitant to sign up.
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Sign up; it will be ok once you get going. This seems like a golden opportunity to kill three birds with one stone;

Joining in the March
Overcoming your anxeity
Making new Friends.

👍
 
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Sign up; it will be ok once you get going. This seems like a golden opportunity to kill three birds with one stone;

Joining in the March
Overcoming your anxeity
Making new Friends.

👍
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You’re right. 🙂

I guess it’s also because I went to New Orleans to see Pope JP II in 1987 and almost got lost because I did not know anyone there either. (My group go separated when people started running to get closer to the Holy Father and I lost track of them in the crowd. Scared me very much. 😦 )
 
doanli said:
I have wanted to go to Washington DC for the annual Pro-Life March on the anniversary of the Roe v Wade Decision. (I just happened to have been born on January 22nd, but years earlier than 1973!)

Not my home parish, but a nearby parish in town close by is already asking for people who want to go there in January 2011 to join the March.

Problem is, I don’t really know anyone, especially from this parish, and I’m so shy and anxious that it’s crippling. So that is why I am hesitant to sign up.

Any advice for me?

Any and all prayers appreciated as well, thank you. 😃
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Go! You will meet new people and stand up for life. 👍
 
Go. Pray. Ask the Holy Spirit to make it useful, and ask your Guardian Angel to help you meet some good people and for protection. God Bless. It’s really an amazing event.
 
There’s a very simple way of beating the problem. These days, what with mobile phones capable of p(name removed by moderator)ointing you to within a few inches, it ought to be very difficult to get really and truly lost if you have one of those in your pocket.

Grab yourself an iPhone and you’ll never get lost again, nor need you get separated from your companions for long - just make sure you have a few numbers before you set out.

Go and make your voice heard. A little nervousness is nothing compared to the millions of innocent lives so tragically lost.
 
Doanli,

Yes, you should go … I moved to a new parish and went on a 3-day retreat. I knew no one when I got in the car on Friday night, came home on Sunday w/ great new friends who share my wonderful Catholic faith.

You’ll be glad you did. I’ll keep you in my prayers.
-K
 
Thank you for all of your responses.

I am praying and keeping all of your guidance in mind. 🙂
 
I went this year for the first time. It was great. Even if you’re shy it’s really easy to ask one of the strangers who are walking right beside you where they’re from. Get a map of downtown DC. Take a cell phone. The bus driver or group leader will tell you where the bus will meet you.

Why not ask a friend or family member to sign up to go with you? What about someone else from your parish?

Definitely try to get a ticket for the youth mass. I thought it was awesome and I’m over 60. Be sure to bring lunch and a drink.

Don’t miss this because you’re shy. I think you would be glad you went.
 
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