I figure John Wayne should know. He was one of my mother's favorite actors, so I saw a LOT of John Wayne growing up. It's kind of comical that I ended up in wild west cowboy territory after being raised in Pennsylvania. Kansas may as well have been on another planet when I was growing up--it was so far away. How our world has changed!
The most scared I have ever been was in the plane flying up to skydive. Once the plane takes off, the realization sets in that you are not coming down IN the plane. So I had about 15-20 minutes of panic-stricken "what was I thinking!?!?!?" terror until the plane reached altitude for the leap. Terror turned instantly to ecstasy as my tandem partner and I leaned off the step and into space.
Sky-diving terror doesn't apply to most folks. It's the daily scares...facing day-after-day medical treatment; concern over loved-ones' safety; traffic; will our kids turn out OK; another day at an unsatisfying job. Daily living brings all sorts of challenges, but we keep on keeping on.
"Saddling up" makes me giggle, as I'm positively terrified of riding a horse.
Off we go,
Leta
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