A recurring theme that I've found over my past 40 days/posts is that I've skipped out on so many opportunities to learn, grow, and just become "better," because I didn't believe that I would do well at said opportunity. I've let past experiences keep me from going the distance, because I didn't think that I was capable of succeeding at X, Y, or Z. In letting go of the past that has held me back, I feel empowered to do just about anything these days.
So, today, Hannah and I went zip lining at Empower in Middletown and it was so much fun! Our tour guides, Josh and Sam, were great... calming us when the fear was evident, and challenging us with "earthquakes." Over the course of 2 hours, we went through five zip lines and chose from two obstacle courses... I challenged myself by picking the more difficult one, which consisted of traversing a cargo net and walking a tight rope, because I'm awesome. While I initially doubted my ability to complete the entire course without crying, I surprised myself... again. No tears, just cheers and smiles the whole time. Today, I realized that I need to start giving myself more credit than I actually do, because I'm capable of so much more than I ever thought. With this change in mindset, my possibilities are endless.
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Me and Hannah pre-zip lining  |
Nicely stated Ellaine! You have very eloquently expressed what EMPOWER is all about! Thank you for visiting us on Sunday and great job up on the zip line canopy course!
ReplyDeleteNo, thank you! I had an awesome time. You were all so great!
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