When I was a little girl, we had an amusement park in my town. I don't remember a lot since it closed when I was very young, but I do remember watching movies and being on some of the rides. There was also a playground that had a sliding board that was really tall. I always thought that the steps of the sliding board were endless, that it took so long to get to the top. Now that I see pictures of the slide, it doesn't look that big.
We went to a public swimming pool in the next town that had a 9 foot section. There was a diving board and also a high dive in the roped off area. Most of the people who went off the high dive just jumped straight into the water. I can remember climbing up, my heart pounding loudly with each step. And then hesitating for only a second because I knew if I stood there any longer, I would lose my nerve and climb back down.
When I took my 2 sons to the same pool years later, I again climbed to the top of the high dive. My heart no longer seemed to beat against my chest, I no longer thought of climbing back down. I jumped straight in, went to the bottom of the pool and pushed off to come back to the surface of the water. Then I would swim to the side to watch my sons jump in.
What seemed impossible at times, now was within reach. What I thought I could never do, suddenly I was doing, over and over.
What changed? My age, my size, my bravery? My perspective.
Do you need a little perspective in your life?
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