Facing Fears
9
April
I’m somewhat of a daredevil. I’ve been skydiving, flown with the blue Angels, even drove a NASCAR at the Richard Petty School. As you can tell – I definitely like to take risks. Heck, I packed up my Volkswagen Jetta and moved cross-country 4 times: Montana, New Hampshire, Arizona, and Indiana. And for the most part the reward has always been greater than the risk. But there has been times I have fallen flat on my face.
As for my sister, she’s afraid of heights (she decided to share this information with us as she was slowly going up the ladder) and at first refused to go. BUT eventually she faced her fear and did it. I was so proud. She actually went 4 more times and did “the catch” too! She told me after she was very happy I made her do it.
For me, trapeze School is metaphor of my life. Sometimes you have to just jump and be confident that if you don’t make the catch, you will be ok because you have a great safety net below you. Facing your fears is scary but I encourage everyone to find the strength and just JUMP!