Free falling
On September 11, 2011, while our country remembered the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, I was pushed out of a plane some 20,000 feet off the ground. This post is not necessarily about my skydiving experience, but moreover the consequences to it. Something happens when you are forced to let go, in a phrase you learn to let go. For those 45 seconds of freefall your life is in your jumper's hands. It was prior to those 45 seconds of freefall that I had to let go...I experienced a period of calmness right before giving my trust unwillingly but still freely to another person.
After this experience I realized that in life a lot of times in order to move forward or overcome your fears you have to let go and simply trust. I cannot even say trust God, trust the person, simply trust that things are going to work out for the best. Trust that all the steps you took prior were the right steps. Trust yourself. Trust that you have properly weighed the pros and cons before entering a situation, and that if things do not work out you can start back at #1 (this does not apply with skydiving, things do not work out, then it's a wrap).
This train of thought applies to most big leaps in life. You want to move and pursue your dreams, go out for that job you may not be qualified for, open your heart to someone who has proven to be nothing but patient, enter into a business transaction that you have been mulling over for a while. Trust that you are a smart, capable human being, and worst case scenario you end up back where you started. But that freefall, that beginning moment when you have let them in, when you first start, that part where you let go of your fears and allow yourself to trust...it's amazing. It's so much more than I can describe in a blogpost. And it means different things to different people. For some people it means chasing bigger and higher thrills, e.g. bungee jumping, cliff diving, swimming with sharks, etc. For others it may be an isolated experience that they can look back on fondly. For me it meant doing what I want and letting go. I am freefalling right now, longer than 45 seconds, I am letting go and trusting that I am smart and capable and I make the right decisions. I am trusting the world to not turn against me and disable my parachute. I will either land safely, or fall flat on my face. Either way the freefall will be amazing.
After this experience I realized that in life a lot of times in order to move forward or overcome your fears you have to let go and simply trust. I cannot even say trust God, trust the person, simply trust that things are going to work out for the best. Trust that all the steps you took prior were the right steps. Trust yourself. Trust that you have properly weighed the pros and cons before entering a situation, and that if things do not work out you can start back at #1 (this does not apply with skydiving, things do not work out, then it's a wrap).
This train of thought applies to most big leaps in life. You want to move and pursue your dreams, go out for that job you may not be qualified for, open your heart to someone who has proven to be nothing but patient, enter into a business transaction that you have been mulling over for a while. Trust that you are a smart, capable human being, and worst case scenario you end up back where you started. But that freefall, that beginning moment when you have let them in, when you first start, that part where you let go of your fears and allow yourself to trust...it's amazing. It's so much more than I can describe in a blogpost. And it means different things to different people. For some people it means chasing bigger and higher thrills, e.g. bungee jumping, cliff diving, swimming with sharks, etc. For others it may be an isolated experience that they can look back on fondly. For me it meant doing what I want and letting go. I am freefalling right now, longer than 45 seconds, I am letting go and trusting that I am smart and capable and I make the right decisions. I am trusting the world to not turn against me and disable my parachute. I will either land safely, or fall flat on my face. Either way the freefall will be amazing.
posted by K. Jobe | 21:33
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