In my very Active and adventuresome youth I dearly loved the water. I was drawn to water at a very early age. With a pre schooler My dad would take us to what was known as the floodway near Marked Tree , Arkansas . I stood on the bank watching people of all ages swimming and playing around in the water. They seemed to be having FUN to the max.. I wanted to be in there with them ... Suddenly my daddy picked me up and threw me in and he jumped in right behind me... He grabbed me up into his giant Muscular arms and we played there in the floodway for what seemed like hours... I was hooked! Swimming lessons at the CITY POOL in Osceola came next and I was soon holding on to the side of the pool kicking my like like the teacher said, then with the teachers hand gently under my stomach I learned to use my arms .. Then putting the arms and legs together I was soon like a little fish .. NEXT I saw the bigger boys and girls jumping and diving off the diving board.. Oh my my my.. My heart beat wildly .. After several days of watching others and Imagining myself Diving off that board, I finally worked up the courage to climb up the ladder... but when I stepped onto the board fear gripped my whole body. Soooo... I Shyly backed down the ladder to the protest of those waiting their turn on the board! THEN mine Visioning.. Day after day I saw myself climb the ladder, move quickly to the end of the board .. Then diving into that Delicious blue water! I recall the moment when I made up my mind and in one steady movement .. I ran to the ladder, quick stepped to the top... Moved Hurriedly to the edge of the board AND again FROZE! Oh How Embarrassed I was When the lifeguard had to come up help me back down the ladder.. Then came the typical horse laughs, people pointing their fingers, and some even called me a chicken... Soooo, I had a sudden choice... Crawl away and lick my damaged pride OR... Do what I did... From somewhere deep inside I felt like Id been hit by a bolt of Lightning! Courage OVERTOOK me and , ZAP .. ZING..ZAM .. I set my inner radar and Absolutely undeterred I took off like a bat out if hades.. And in one rocket blast I zipped up the ladder ... Sprinted down the board run way... And flew off that board like I was bound for mars... The fact that I Experienced my first colossal belly buster ... I HAD DONE IT! Then... Right back up... Then again and again and again!! Many times in my life I have found getting started has frozen me with FEAR... But by faith .. From deep within COURAGE fills us up to overflowing and ...suddenly we have accomplished the impossible!
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 20:43:00 +0000
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