You know that feeling you get when you are terrified out of your mind? You know, the sweaty palms, like an elephant is sitting upon your chest, your eyes as big as golf balls, your brain saying, what are you thinking?! That exact feeling of fear is what I used to have until I learned a lesson I will remember for a lifetime. Fear can stand for one of two things; Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise.
We flashback to the summer of 2011. My family and I decided to begin our first of many cross country family road trips. On this particular year, we would trek to the happiest place on Earth, Disney World. At the time, little 10-year-old me began to tremble at the thought of one thing, roller coasters. They made me nervous even thinking …show more content…
I wished that she would not remember the regretful promise I made her, but it seemed as if she looked forward to torturing me with it. I turned around and looked at my mom who usually would be able to talk Sadie into not making me do it. Unfortunately, all I received was a look from my dad and her and the words, “You made a promise, you have to do it.” I looked back at my sister who had a smile so big on her face it could have covered the whole world. With a timid voice I asked, “Okay, which one?” That’s when a mischievous look developed across her face and she pointed to the coaster called Expedition Everest. It was in that moment that I thought, “This is it, this is how I’m going to …show more content…
My blood started rushing through my veins faster than ever before. Every part of me tingled with little shocks, and I started smiling and laughing! That is when I realized that I actually loved the rollercoaster and the feeling it gave me, adrenaline. I kept thinking, “Why hadn’t I done this sooner?” I never wanted it to end. Then, it stopped and we exited the ride. To my surprise, I became filled with sadness at the thought of getting off. I sprinted off and begged my sister to ride it once more. She and the rest of my family just laughed at me and said, “I thought you hated roller coasters?” That is when I learned that I almost let fear hold me back from something that I now could not get enough of. I let my fear decide what I did and didn’t do. Then, I discovered that fears were just things we make up and those fears were meant to be conquered and faced, even if it scares you at
We flashback to the summer of 2011. My family and I decided to begin our first of many cross country family road trips. On this particular year, we would trek to the happiest place on Earth, Disney World. At the time, little 10-year-old me began to tremble at the thought of one thing, roller coasters. They made me nervous even thinking …show more content…
I wished that she would not remember the regretful promise I made her, but it seemed as if she looked forward to torturing me with it. I turned around and looked at my mom who usually would be able to talk Sadie into not making me do it. Unfortunately, all I received was a look from my dad and her and the words, “You made a promise, you have to do it.” I looked back at my sister who had a smile so big on her face it could have covered the whole world. With a timid voice I asked, “Okay, which one?” That’s when a mischievous look developed across her face and she pointed to the coaster called Expedition Everest. It was in that moment that I thought, “This is it, this is how I’m going to …show more content…
My blood started rushing through my veins faster than ever before. Every part of me tingled with little shocks, and I started smiling and laughing! That is when I realized that I actually loved the rollercoaster and the feeling it gave me, adrenaline. I kept thinking, “Why hadn’t I done this sooner?” I never wanted it to end. Then, it stopped and we exited the ride. To my surprise, I became filled with sadness at the thought of getting off. I sprinted off and begged my sister to ride it once more. She and the rest of my family just laughed at me and said, “I thought you hated roller coasters?” That is when I learned that I almost let fear hold me back from something that I now could not get enough of. I let my fear decide what I did and didn’t do. Then, I discovered that fears were just things we make up and those fears were meant to be conquered and faced, even if it scares you at