I overcame a big fear of mine this weekend. My vertigo and fear of heights.
My friend and I did the Bridger Ridge Hike, a 9.6 mile hike that spans the Bridger ridge. It has cliff faces, steep rock screes and climbing sections. I never thought I’d do something like that in my life. The whole time I thought to myself I just need to make it to the car. I was surprised how fast I overcame my fear. By the end of the hike I was able to walk along the cliff like it was nothing. I had to grab onto the rock face with a 600 foot cliff drop to my left and a 700 foot rock scree to my right.
I guess it goes to show that given the pressure and the necessity the human mind can really do amazing things. Never in my wildest imagination would I, someone who was too scared to reach the 3rd rung of a ladder, one day climb along cliff faces.
I wish I’d learned this bravery sooner. I wish I’d stopped living in fear sooner. At least I did find that I can live without fear. Maybe that’s the lesson in all of this. In life in general. Fear stops us from doing alot. Stops us from moving, from changing, from adventures and new experiences. Someday we need to learn that those fears are only controlled by one thing. Our own inability to conquer them.
Housed and Fed 