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Conquering the fear...

11/10/2017

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Anyone who knows me knows that I cannot even look at a movie or commercial that features heights much less go up on a very high place myself.  My stomach just goes straight to the floor and it doesn't matter if it is a rational fear or not.  I just have a fear of heights.  

Recently my fear had a little test.  I was invited to accompany the landscaping maintenance crews of our city as they did their work on the trees throughout our town.  I could not resist the chance to do it so I said yes that I would be happy to go up in their maintenance bucket... more than 60 ft. up to experience what they do on a daily basis.

As I buckled in I wondered what I had volunteered for.  After all I had no need to do it and it would not make any difference to my life.  But I wanted to see if I could get over that panic feeling about heights.  So, as I signed the release, I thought...."well just this once..."

​And away I went...  As the bucket climbed  it wobbled just a little.  I knew that I was safe but  I had to think "mind over matter" as I went slowly up and a little forward to reach the high branches..  From the height of 60 ft. the view was beautiful.  I could see the ocean behind the city and a little bit of the emerging sunset.  As I turned in the other direction, the mountains were highlighted in the evening sun.  It gave me a perspective that I would have never had from the ground.

Then it was over ...all too short ...and I wobbled again and slowly descended again.  What an exhilarating experience and I am so glad that I didn't let my fear of heights stop me from enjoying it.




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