Hey Freya -- I'm glad you had that experience at the meeting.
I'm always nervous about going to new meetings. "I won't be welcome, everyone will instantly hate me, they're all better off if I just go home and hide in the corner." So that's what I do. I drive back home.
The few times I got up the bravery to go inside -- it worked out alot like your story. The "unwelcome" feeling that I feared wasn't there. I ended up having a great time and feeling foolish for being scared.
Funny thing is ... I'm still scared to death to go to a new meeting
So thanks for sharing your success story. I will remember it the next time I start to chicken out.