Guest post by Marilyn Moes.
The year is 1995. I’m 42 years of age and married with children.
My place of employment has given us an unexpected bonus and I am ready to dutifully hand over the money towards our joint marital finances. However, there’s talk around the office that a tandem parachuting trip may be organised.
Parachuting. Jumping out of a plane. The idea was enticing.
I was at the stage of my life (some might say the mid-life crisis stage) where I was questioning my future paths.
I’m not sure what triggered my interest in the parachuting. But, before I realised it, I was in my car and driving around and around the local shopping centre car park, trying to decide whether I (who had a fear of heights) could actually sit near the open door of a plane 12,000 feet in the air and exit.
I circled the car park numerous times when a voice inside said, “You can do this.
“Just do it. Stop fussing!”
I can still remember placing the cheque on the desk in front of Matt (the organiser) with mixed feelings of excitement and apprehension.
I was applauded by the girls in the office as a heroine.
My five male colleagues who were brave and gallant (not!) sat me near the open door of the plane so I was the first to jump.
As I exited (screaming of course), waves of exhilaration and freedom flowed through my being with a “oneness” I experienced as immeasurable and indescribable. That leap of faith was one of the many catalysts that turned my life into a roller coaster ride for taking more risks and trusting my inner voice.
Not only was it the quickest way to cure my fear of heights but I did it for myself alone and no one else.
I owned it!
Today those leaps of faith still occur as I continue my journey through life.
Marilyn Moes is a holistic counsellor, clairvoyant and sporadic risk taker. You can read more of her words at http://www.tamleysgift.com.au