.: braved and conquered :.

I overcame my fears of heights, if but for only 20 minutes, and went on the canyon course today at Mount Hermon. Having been in charge of the Adventure Faculty Summer Staffers, I have only been able to help out on the ground the whole summer by harnessing people up for the course. But at around 3:20 PM today, I threw off my sandals, put on the sweaty shoes of a grade schooler (without socks... which only makes me that much cooler), harnessed up, and crawled the ladder to the course above the ground. Needless to say, I was shaking the whole way, but the different Ad Fac members were more than graciously encouraging of me as I tried to make my way around the 5 different elements (ranging from 20 to 60 feet).

The worst one was having to walk across only a log suspended with nothing to hold onto... except for the straps that supported me, had I mistakenly fallen (thank God Almighty, I didn't have that happen!). I am proud of myself for doing it. It was easily my toughest physical challenge during this entire summer. But there was too much frustration mixed in with all my excuses for not doing it to avoid at least making the effort to try my hands (and head - after all, the whole fear is a mental thing) at it!