I was exhausted.....
exhibit A: Exhausted Mommy
I went with Jude out to Banff....to take a snowboard lesson....and....between the drive out to the mountains...the snowboarding....the falling on my petunia a couple of times....the drive back...the whatnots and everything in between....
I was tired.
But what I learned.....what we can all learn.....is...if you are going to do something....if you want something to improve....
you have to commit. commit to it.....man.....
If you've been snowboarding.....you know that, when making a turn...you have to set your intention....look where you want to go....and the board will follow.
when you turn...you need to commit to that turn....if you chicken out half way....
wipe out. fall on your ass....which isn't much fun.
the thing that gets scary is....when you hesitate....chicken out....your board gets confused, because YOU are confused......you don't know if you want to go for it....or hold back....and when that happens....your board gets confused....
and nothing good happens....you don't go forward.....you don't really go back....you just....wipe out.
it's that feeling....of a successful turn.....the commitment to it...and having it turn out...
oh...yeah....and it turns out....because you committed your shit to it.
I think just the fact.....the feeling...the physical feeling of understanding the result of commitment is like...
on some level....
it sinks in.....
in to your core.....every cell in your body starts to understand this feeling.....
which amazes me...
how we can take something physical happening to us....a learning situation....something that makes us create muscle memory...to PHYSICALLY adjust, adapt, and succeed....a physical interaction with the world around us....
and apply it to so much in our lives...
which also illustrates the importance of trying new things....to get out of comfortable and "safe" situations...and explore...
it's just....so good for your brain...your heart...your soul.
commit to exposing yourself to what may seem uncomfortable, but will ultimately lead you to the best life you could have.
go for it. just...... if you want to turn.... go for it..and commit.
because....it can get rather boring.....out on the hill.....only riding on one edge.....afraid to experience...
the
whole
experience....
having a half experience... is riding one edge.....and you, riding on one edge...only ever allows you to bring half to the table...
and bringing half....is living in fear...afraid to commit to the liberation of movement forward...
living...full...is living full of love....able to take on anything....having no fear.
commit to the turn. commit to the exhilarating feeling of doing something different...of trying something new....
of soaring and not sitting...and watching quietly as others soar by you.
this movement is yours....
take it.
think of something to do...a challenge....and do it. That is the best feeling....the feeling of saying, hey....I should do this.....and do it...even if it scares the shit out of you.....
expand your experiences.....and take it all in as it changes your soul.....forever....and you grow.
because when you do that....you rewire your brain....your transmitters...it transforms you...
bravery suits you. :)
and everyone has to do it for themselves....only one person per board.
They need to learn to get up and commit to their own turn.
and hey, if they don't....they can watch you as you cruise down the hill....having the time of your life...
maybe that will motivate them to do it too...
so move your ass....
and commit to your shit.... if you hesitate....you're gonna have a mouthful of snow...or a cold petunia.
peace...and love....and commit to the challenges....
because it is intoxicating...and thrilling....and soul expanding...
so do it.
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