Do you find yourself in a rut?  Doing the same old things.  Taking care of the necessities and rarely thinking about activities that will make your life more fulfilling?  Maybe you’ve even decided to put it off for some future date.  Many times those future dates never arrive.  Time has a way of creeping up.  I think this is especially true for introverts. 

I’ve wanted to get in an exercise program for years.   A couple of years ago, I joined one and nearly died half way through.  Needless to say, I never returned.  I started walking with a friend a few months later. She was more physically fit than I was.  She enjoys exercise in the morning and we started off walking four miles.  I collapsed on my floor for an hour afterwards before I had the strength to shower.  Needless to say, neither of those lasted.  But I still had the need to do something, so recently I joined a beginner’s yoga class.  I find that suits me more and I’m able to stick with it.  Now, your venture will be different.  Maybe you will take a dream trip with a friend.    

Sometimes one small step leads to another.  You meet new people, do different things.  My life was wrapped around my family and work.  But I think everyone needs “me” time.

The main character in my latest book, ISLAND OF DECEIT has no trouble plunging into new experiences.

When Barbara Turner went to Paradise Island to seek revenge on the scam artist who swindled her grandmother out of her life savings and then killed her, she never expected to find one of the most eligible bachelor’s—Sheriff Harper Porterfield— hot for her full-figured curves, especially since her method of revenge isn’t quite legal and she’s trying to stay under the law’s radar.

ISLAND OF DECEIT is the third title in the four book “Quest for the Golden Bowl” series.  Please visit my web page at www.CandicePoarch.com to read excerpts on ISLAND OF DECEIT, LONG, HOT NIGHTS, and GOLDEN NIGHT. In the fourth book, Lisa really gets shaken out of her comfort zone in DEADLY INTENTIONS (Coming May 2011.)

When was the last time you got out of your comfort zone and attempted a new venture?  Was it a positive experience?  Was it easier the second time?  Did you meet anyone who ultimately became a lasting friend?  Please share some of your stories with us.

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