Expanding Your Horizons

Why is it so hard for me to think of the things that bother me. I know there are plenty of them but whenever I try to think about my pet peeves it takes me a while to think of them and then articulate them. Well here goes:

One pet peeve of mine, at least the first one that came to mind, is when someone says they are not good at trying new things or doesn't try doing something new because they don't expect to be good at it. I'm not completely sure why that annoys me but part of it is probably because I enjoy doing new things or trying new things. The first part is more of a wording problem than anything because when someone tells me they are not good at trying new things, the first thing I think is, "No, it's not that you aren't good at trying new things, it's that you just don't want to." I don't say that out loud to people because nothing good would come out of it, but then it makes me think about why people are so against trying new things. Maybe they are afraid of not liking it or not being good at it. Maybe they are trying to convince themselves that their lives are already good enough and that they don't want to throw a wrench in. It may be different for everyone but the thing that annoys me the most is when people don't try doing something new because they are afraid of failing or are afraid of being embarrassed if they don't do well or aren't cut out for it. Maybe they will be amazing at it. Maybe they will find their new favorite food. Even if it doesn't go well, you still learn from the experience. Part of it may be because when I was a little kid I hated trying new things, but then my outlook changed. We come into this world with basically nothing. We must discover the things that we are good at, the things we enjoy to do, the things we are passionate about, and the things that just aren't for us. The thing is,

You will never know until you try.