One Should Never Be Negative

I'm here to say that if one can get over oneself and put oneself out there just the tiniest bit, one gives oneself the opportunity for good things to happen. There I've said it. I took a chance at a critique group and bombed. I was removed from said critique group voluntarily which led to companionly feelings all around with other members of critique group. The aforementioned companionly feelings led to the recommendation of a possible partnership with another writer of the same genre as me which has led to the exchanging of first chapters. It's kinda like a first date without having to say the awkward good night. He's a good writer and hopefully he'll like what I write as well. The second great opportunity is that about the same time I was suffering the insanity to try to join a critique group, I applied to a small online writers' workshop. I was accepted. Gulp. This means I have to write because they require submissions and workshop participation and critiques and who knows what else. I am overwhelmed. Thirdly, whilst suffering under said insanity, I signed up to be a beta reader for some writers who are ready to submit and hopefully be agented and published. I have two complete novels to read and critique. Can anyone say busy? Life is like that, though. Feast or famine. No in between.