tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267400903721348992.post632805298587479516..comments2023-05-22T02:19:48.189-07:00Comments on beautiful moments: not fearlessKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220884318274858924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267400903721348992.post-3727212708403169962009-10-01T10:08:48.212-07:002009-10-01T10:08:48.212-07:00Hey Katie!
Can you contact me as we are building...Hey Katie! <br /><br />Can you contact me as we are building a blog network for outdoor sports and lifestyle and I would love to have you on board as a blogger.<br /><br />ransu@zherpa.comRansuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091443055235526141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267400903721348992.post-17284454528250287982009-09-28T12:50:00.735-07:002009-09-28T12:50:00.735-07:00It's interesting, as my response is very diffe...It's interesting, as my response is very different to those above me. While I am happy for you that you push through your fears and enjoy it, for me it is a very different experience. I react differently. Perhaps I avoid many of the things I fear. When I do approch them, I do want at least some level of control/intellectual understanding of it. Perhaps it comes with the habit of dealing with problems by analyzing them and figuring how they happen and how to avoid it next time.<br /><br />I find myself disagreeing a bit with your friends here. Living on the edge can be good. It can also be very bad, on the person and on the people around them. Perhaps I say that because on some level, my family "lived on the edge" and even though it seemed very normal at the time, there are still things we are dealing with. I think you were talking about evaluating the consequenses of the moment - which is good. But I suspect the consequenses of after the moment are important too. (I hope that makes sense.)<br /><br />I miss you terribly. I miss having friends terribly. I wish you could visit because there are tons of things you would enjoy doing around here. (It really is an outdoor type person's wonderland.)Reneehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/trini_naenaenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267400903721348992.post-84141438808621463972009-09-22T12:07:18.160-07:002009-09-22T12:07:18.160-07:00Katie, I like how you think about and react to fea...Katie, I like how you think about and react to fear. I have known many people who simply avoid, at almost all costs, anything they are afraid of. But I infer from what you write that you'd agree with me when I say there is no life in that kind of living.<br /><br />I still enjoy throwing out a life motto I shameless borrowed from a No Fear shirt in the 90's: " If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space." It wasn't because I was living on the edge, but because I was afraid I was living too, well, "safely."<br /><br />More recently, I've borrowed a line from the TV mini-series "Dune" to remind myself of how to begin making choices when I am afraid. "Fear is the mind killer."<br /><br />That said, I, for one, will continue to choose not to live a brain-dead life. Fear is just part of the story.David Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267400903721348992.post-33794346651073117622009-09-21T23:08:41.239-07:002009-09-21T23:08:41.239-07:00Nicely writen post. I can't think of a better ...Nicely writen post. I can't think of a better way to describe the part of getting into the airplane, especially when you haven't jumped in a while :)<br /><br />Funny thing: I never felt fear while climbing in the past. I would just not think about it at all. It wasn't until I started skydiving that I looked at climbing in a different, more realistic way. I wonder why... ;)Pedro Assuncaohttp://diffract.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267400903721348992.post-80391394718298455852009-09-21T09:10:57.060-07:002009-09-21T09:10:57.060-07:00Very well written Katie! I could feel the nervous...Very well written Katie! I could feel the nervous energy that you described just before a jump, and all of the thoughts that race in your mind as you focus on the task at hand. It reminds me of a time I went cliff diving this summer. I had never done this jump before, the water was rough, and on three consecutive breathes I took in water...lots of it. It was the first time that I ever thought that I was going to die! I started to panic, while mentally telling myself not to panic. All of my muscles began to cramp and I was losing it. Earlier, I was afraid to swim to the cliff, as I thought I may get slammed into the cliff by the strong waves, now I had no other option. I was physically spent when I reached out for an overhanging tree root...I grabbed it...then found that I was in about 2 feet of water. I stood up, gained my composure, and thanked God for my life! I think next time I'll do more planning beforehand. :)Natehttp://www.coffeenate.comnoreply@blogger.com