"Where is that inner child that use to love life so much? It's time to reconnect...Happiness and success depend on the child that you still carry within." -Roxana Jones In February of 2016, Luke and I took a trip to XelHa, Mexico to relax. We spent the day traveling up and down the raft river. On each journey, I saw people jumping off of cliffs. It looked like a lot of fun, but I was scared to try it. I was too old and someone might say something. I am too fat. It might really hurt. So, each time we went down the river I smiled at the children doing the cliff jumping and wished it was me. This experience stuck with me and I decided that I wanted to cliff jump when I made my life list.
Today, that wish came true and I found my 8 year old self. My initial post about this shows my joy: "Found my 8 year old self today at Xelha. Jumped off cliffs, chased stingrays as we snorkeled, used a rope swing into a Cenote, and rode more zip lines than I could count. Loved every minute. (Tomorrow my 39 year old self may not be as happy)." Now that I have had some time to reflect, I realize that the reason I had such joy today was that I stopped caring about what others think and worried only about being my authentic self. I love to play in the water--it makes my heart so full and I can't help but smile. It was exhilarating to step off that cliff knowing that I cannot do ANYTHING else but let go! We jumped and jumped and then moved on to spending the WHOLE afternoon doing zip lines into the lagoon. It was beautiful and fun and I can't wait to feel that way again soon!
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AuthorAlmost 40 and tired of the treadmill, I am going to LIVE each day as a new adventure while finishing todo items on my life list. Mom, wife, teacher, geek! Archives
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