Is Life An Adventure?
Do you think life’s an adventure? Would you have the guts to jump/rappel off the top of a ball that 560 feet high? I know it sounds and maybe looks crazy but life’s all about calculated risks right? What do could you possibly have to lose.
But let me back up and start by saying this photo was taken from a charity event I participated in at the location I worked at in Dallas, Texas. A not-for-profit called Shatterproof has a yearly fundraiser where they partnered with a rappelling company called Over The Edge. Shatterproof’s fundraiser was to raise awareness about addiction and erase some of the negative stigmas that are out there about it. Since people generally tend to have a wild or an adventurous side Shatterproof chose to capitalize on this and use it as a way to raise money for a great cause. Which I fully support.
After spearheading this event for the second year in a row, I was given the opportunity to participate and fill up some open spots. My adventurous side could not pass up this opportunity, but my scary (overly) cautious side was screaming internally. Since I’d seen this event take place before I knew that my safety was in good hands and I had nothing to worry about. But it still scared the hell out of me for a little bit.
When it finally came to my turn to go over the edge, I got up to the staging area and it probably took about 30-40 minutes to get myself in the position of this photo. I was so FREAKED out.
I owe a huge thank you to my dear friend Amy who’s in this photo with me. I’m sure she wanted to literally or figuratively throw me over the edge while she waited for me to get in position. Side note, I made her go out first. I knew she could sense the fear that was probably emanating off of me and so we repelled down all 560 feet together to the bottom.
Now that I’ve tackled this fear, I would do it again in a heartbeat. It will probably still take me 10 or 15 minutes to get the guts to get into position again but I know now the satisfaction, in the end, is worth every second of that fear and excitement.
Life is indeed an adventure. I firmly believe you can’t let one little (or in this case tall) obstacle stop you from having the time of your life. The real adventure you seek is on the other side of your comfort zone. Why wouldn’t you go over the edge just a little to live your best life?
