“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” – Henry David Thoreau
Launching myself out of an airplane was a scary moment -- but I smiled all the way down. -- Photo by NikNak
I’ve always thought the advice to do something that scares you at least once a year was good advice. Besides the jolt of adrenalin it gives your brain, it helps in gaining a true appreciation for life.
Following that advice wasn’t hard to do when white-water rafting was my passion. But with age, that activity drifted away with the currents. I found that canoeing was more in tune with my body.
When I turned 70, I got my annual jolt of adrenalin by jumping out of an airplane, which I thought perfectly fit this week’s photo challenge.
But I now I face another challenge. What can this wandering/wondering old broad do this year to scare herself. I’m open to suggestions.
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I do something that scares me every time I ask someone to read my writing. Jumping out of a plane is just a little too exciting for me.
Having had to expose my writing to thousands daily as a newspaper journalist for 37 years — and the goofs that are bound to get in print when you’re writing on deadline — I got over that fear. But I do think the fear of failure is what keeps me from finishing projects. You seem to have overcome that quite nicely Bob. I guess we all fear different things.
I do it every morning when I look in the mirror!! 🙂
LOL! Then it’s time you started seeing the person inside instead of outside. This old broad finds that image of herself much more pleasing. I’m sure you will, too.
Pat, is there much you haven’t done? Jumping the Grand Canyon on a bike?
Wing walking?
Whatever it is, enjoy it.
Jim
Thanks Jim. Way too many things I haven’t done. But mostly everything I have done, I didn’t do until I hit my 40s. It seemed like that was when life began for me. I woke up one morning and realized that the only things I had regrets for were the things I hadn’t done and I quickly began remedying the situation. Hmmmm. Wing walking. Now that’s an idea. LOL!! But maybe I’ll settle for a walk through a tree canopy. That’s actually on my to-do-before-I-die list, which continually seems to grow. Keep writing … Pat Bean https://patbean.wordpress.com
Pat, that is awesomely frightening. Very brave of you! Wow, I’m not ready for something like that. I’m clapping my hands now. 🙂
Thanks Martina. I thought the scary part would be actually leaving the plane. My excellent jump master, however, said we would go on the count of three, but on two he already had me out of the airplane. If I could afford it, I’d do again and again. It was something I had long wanted to do.
You are a much braver woman than I am. You’ve already done so much, I’m drawing a blank when it comes to suggestions.