It's the most amazing thing that I've ever seen, you will not act like a human being

So I play DDR. I started doing it because I like to expand my game experience (I REFUSE to call myself a gamer, but I could easily have thrown that word in somewhere) and be able to relate to people who have played it. I like to be able to talk to people about their passions from my own experience. I've had quite a few conversations, and kind of owe some friendships to DDR, because that's where our initial conversations started. I picked up Dance Dance Revolution, for those of you who don't know what DDR is. It's an awesome game, and it's really good if you don't feel like going to the gym, but still want to work out. This game is really fun, but only if you're good at it (being "good" at it only requires that people get used to the interface). I'm not great by any means, but I'm pretty decent, especially when I have energy.
On people who didn't really get into it: While a couple friends embraced it, I had other friends who refused to. Elaine, for example, HATES video games, and wouldn't even play Wii Bowling! It's designed for people like her! :-) Maybe it's because I've had experiences with people who freak out when I act a little goofy, but I've really gotten into this whole "who cares what other people think?" thing. Granted, I'm still plenty self conscious about things, but being really goofy while having a good time with friends doesn't bother me. I think it's kind of sad that people are so worried about how they look when they play DDR, or people see them playing charades or whatever.
I guess my point in all this is, how many times do we let our own insecurities stop us from experiencing life? When I worship, I have this problem where my mind sometimes drifts into "are people watching me?" when no one ever is. We always think the attention is on us. I think people who refuse to play DDR would love it if they would give it a chance. In fact I guarantee it, if they would throw aside their insecurities and just play.
I have been letting my own insecurities/ personality flaws get in the way of me experiencing life. I've been reading Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller again. So good. He has all these amazing experiences, but a lot of them make me really uneasy. I don't know if I could live in the woods with hippies for a month. But that's kind of the point, isn't it? We don't treasure the things that are easy in life- we treasure what takes us out of our comfort zone, and helps us grow. (Soon I'll have a blog with reflections about what faith-lifestyle looks like, for me... or what I'd like mine to look like). Maybe something as simple as playing DDR through the pain of "knowing" someone is looking would give someone the taste. That taste of feeling free from one of our burdens. I guess getting a glimpse at how we'd like to live, but just can't take that first step towards living that way.