Year of the Drop

Drop: initial part of a ride when a surfer stands up and slides down the face of the wave.

To me, this is also known as 'adrenaline alley' or more simply, the part where unabashed fear takes hold and I bail because the wave is way too big or fast. At least I let it be.

It's frustrating. To want to succeed so badly and improve, only to be held back by my own psyche.

So after my last surf trip and as I thought about all the things I talk, dream and think about doing yet never do because of my fear of taking the risk and going for it, I decided this was my year. My year to embrace every opportunity to push myself beyond the fear.

Because if it's like my surfing experiences where I've gotten tossed and churned about, even a bit bruised, I've always come out okay -

- and picked up my board and headed back out to try again.