I was riding a Town and Country minivan half way to Daytona Beach when my father told me we were going to do parasailing on the coast of Daytona Beach. I started to freak out in my mind. I was very scared of heights, but if I didnt do parasailing my brother wouldnt do it. So I told my dad yes I will do parasailing. On the rest of the ride to Florida I was thinking about parasailing and how I will overcome my fear of heights. Once we arrived to Daytona Beach we checked into our hotel and went in to our room. We all took a short nap and went to the beach. From the coast of the beach I could see people parasailing. It looked like the people were above the clouds. This made more scared of parasailing. After we came back from the beach we drove
		When I was about 10 years old, my mom took me to a roller coaster theme park in Massachusetts. I was terribly afraid of the huge roller coaster that appeared in front of me, and while I waited in line, the anxiety of waiting to die in a roller coaster made my heart beat through my chest.
At 6pm on a Saturday evening, Sally and her parents were on their way to go skiing for their 20th time. The whole family was extremely excited and looking forward to this, especially since the place was somewhere they’d never been to before. As they were in the car, Sally was daydreaming about what the place would look like, and wondered if her worst fear would be there: ski lifts. Everything about this scared her. The car is out in the open, has no roof, and the ride could malfunction at any time. Since this unanswered question was on her mind now, she decided to ask her parents to see if they knew. “I’m just wondering, do either of you know if there are going to be ski lifts at the place?” Both of her parents paused in confusion but didn’t
I am scared of heights. My dad is helping me overcome me fear. I will overcome my barrier in Florida by going parasailing. I will face it the summer.
One time I faced a challenge I went ziplining. At first I did not want to do it because I did not want to up that high off the ground. Then one of my friends asked me would you go with me. so I said yes. when I got up there to the top of the stairs. I was really nervous. I wanted to come back down. Then i said to myself you can do it.
I know it was just a ride in a park, but I always think about day when I'm feeling too scared to try something new. I remember what it felt like to fly down that big blue slide. I realize that I might be quiet, even invisible, but hidden inside me is a brave heart.
Thin air encompasses me as I commence the final day of skiing at Vail, Colorado. Seven days of skiing elapse rather painlessly; I fall occasionally but an evening in the Jacuzzi soothes my minor aches. Closing time approaches on the final day of our trip as I prepare myself for the final run of the vacation. Fresh off the ski lift, I coast toward the junction of trails on the unoccupied expert face of the mountain. After a moment of thought, I confidently select a narrow trail so steep that only the entrance can be seen from my viewpoint.
Lou Anne, the mother of a bright and beautiful nine year old girl, was happily planning a weekend vacation to the beach. She and her daughter, Leslie, always loved their annual trip to the southern beaches of California. They would pack as much of their lives as they could into their van and drive up and down the coast, stopping at every beautiful beach they could see for miles. This was an event looked upon for months in their household, but for some reason this year, Leslie’s face didn’t express the joy it had nearly every year before. Soon the day had come. They packed up and hit the road for what was supposed to be a weekend of fun. When they arrived at the beach, Leslie asked for some help putting sunblock on her back. Her mother lifted up her shirt, and what stared back at her was not
I remember a time in my life not too long ago when my family and I went white water rafting for the first time. We had been spending some of our summer vacation at a cabin in the Smokey Mountains, close to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The next day we would experience feelings of exhilarating excitement, with a sense of suspense and anticipation as we rafted down the Nantahala River.
When I was seven years old I learned how to ride a bike I started of in a less bumpy place then I started in a more crowded area. I remember the feeling of the wind flowing through my hair as I rode. My step dad and step brother were both cheering me on. They yelled for me to fall over because I was rolling toward the road. I fingered the ground that was as hard as a rock. I was fine I just got up and brushed myself off.
Swimming has been my whole life, since I jumped into the pool for the very first time. I loved every aspect of swimming from the adrenaline running through my body during my races and getting to spend even more time with my friends and my sister, and the stress of big meets coming up in the schedule. Except everything didn't go according to plan after the first day of school when I got home and I saw my parents sitting by my sister on the coach and my sister was crying.
I have always been known to be the clumsy one in my family, with seven broken bones, but I did not expect that one day I could possibly affect someone else with my clumsy abilities, until now. My family was able to go on a beautiful vacation in Key West, during shark week. We all thought that it would be a great idea to go on a jet skiing tour around the island one day. The first half of the tour my sister drove us and it was a nice and smooth ride. Then, it was my turn to control the Jet Ski, which was our very first mistake. Anyone that knows me knows that I am not a great driver, but I do like to go fast. So if you do the math, a bad driver who loves going fast and is very accident prone in the middle of the ocean, you can tell this equation
The boat rocked back and forth, back and forth. As the waves got bigger we slid back and forth on the wet seats. Before we knew it we were rocking the boat back and forth by ourselves, as we rocked harder whole body screamed DANGER. I had to get out of the boat I knew something bad was going to happen. but the boat was rocking to violently I couldn't stand or do much really, I had to hold on to something I reached out and grabbed a side of the boat.
I was free falling and screaming for what felt like an eternity but when I hit the water I regretted breathing in at that moment because I got a mouth and nose full of salt water. As my head was above water I coughed up huge amounts of water. I was swept under the water by an unseen current and my head almost instantly hit the side of the cliff and as I was falling unconscious I thought to myself I hope I do not die. After a long while I woke up on sand and gasped. Just as I gasped somebody walked onto the beach from the woods and startled me to my feet.
I didn’t know where my god sister or my mom was. I checked to see if I could stand in that particular spot it was deep so I swam to a rock and it literally hugged it for my life. People that were in the river looked at me like I was a crazy person. One person that was rafting said, “you know that you can just stand up.”
... my determination and self-assurance paid off. Not only did I learn how to climb and to overcome my fear of heights, but I also learned something about myself. I have more confidence than what I thought I did before. Sometimes when I go rock climbing I think back at this moment and just laugh to myself. The struggle, the frustration, and pain, but all worthwhile. I now know when I am faced with a new and uncomfortable situation I’m not so worried or nervous instead I challenge it. Everyone encounters a fear in their life, some walk away and some overcome it, am glad I did. I may feel out of my comfort zone in the beginning, but I know that as I practice and stay persistent being in that new situation and as my skills get better; I will slowly but surely feel more comfortable. It is a truly great, free feeling when you accomplish a goal you have set for yourself.