Comfort Zone
At times, one must step out of their comfort zone and into the unknown. I did just that this past weekend.
I've never really been into winter sports. Heck, I've never really been all that into winter. I'm not a lover of the cold at all. However, this past weekend NC and I went to Wintergreen Resort and I, MKP, learned how to snowboard (gasp!). It was a little daunting at first for several reasons
1) I had a hideous experience with learning how to ski when I was 11. I was a round, unathletic kid, so it was hard enough to walk, let alone ski. I pretty much swore off any activity dealing with snow after that.
2) NC is damn good at snowboarding, which is intimidating.
3) I already knew I was going to fall. And hurt. A lot.
At any rate, I went down the mountain the first time with NC and was terrified, but had my wits about me...and my sense of humor, which helped tremendously. I did take a lesson on the first day and went down two more times (once with the instrutor and then once again on my own). Day one ended with a sigh of relief and me taking some major Advil.
For day two, let me just say that it's hard to get yourself psyched, especially after taking so many spills the first time around. I played mental games with myself, used my internal iPod (yes, the playlist in my head) to get myself pumped and formed a strategy for attacking the mountain. It sounds so strange, but it worked. I got out there and I did it.
This whole experience taught me that it's not so bad to step outside of your comfort zone and self-imposed boundaries and try something unfamiliar. It truly is the spice of life.
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Thanks to mrk for the useful advice of falling on my rear. The recovery time is less, possibly because I have so much padding back there. Also, I'm anxiously awaiting AB's take on the snowboarding experience. Go to it, girl!
I've never really been into winter sports. Heck, I've never really been all that into winter. I'm not a lover of the cold at all. However, this past weekend NC and I went to Wintergreen Resort and I, MKP, learned how to snowboard (gasp!). It was a little daunting at first for several reasons
1) I had a hideous experience with learning how to ski when I was 11. I was a round, unathletic kid, so it was hard enough to walk, let alone ski. I pretty much swore off any activity dealing with snow after that.
2) NC is damn good at snowboarding, which is intimidating.
3) I already knew I was going to fall. And hurt. A lot.
At any rate, I went down the mountain the first time with NC and was terrified, but had my wits about me...and my sense of humor, which helped tremendously. I did take a lesson on the first day and went down two more times (once with the instrutor and then once again on my own). Day one ended with a sigh of relief and me taking some major Advil.
For day two, let me just say that it's hard to get yourself psyched, especially after taking so many spills the first time around. I played mental games with myself, used my internal iPod (yes, the playlist in my head) to get myself pumped and formed a strategy for attacking the mountain. It sounds so strange, but it worked. I got out there and I did it.
This whole experience taught me that it's not so bad to step outside of your comfort zone and self-imposed boundaries and try something unfamiliar. It truly is the spice of life.
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Thanks to mrk for the useful advice of falling on my rear. The recovery time is less, possibly because I have so much padding back there. Also, I'm anxiously awaiting AB's take on the snowboarding experience. Go to it, girl!
posted by mkp @ 2:30 PM
3 Comments:
At 8:22 PM,
archana said…
yo mkp! props for getting out there and trying it, especially with such bad memories. i'm sure you'll become a pro in NO time!
i'll definitely keep you posted on my experience... i happen to have horrible balance, and apparently it's a big balancing act... so i suspect funny stories will ensue.
ps - i owe you an email.
pps - HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
At 9:45 AM,
MRK said…
Congrats on tackling the first snowboard run! That's awesome!! The Canadian winter has been far too kind to us(no runs are open yet because even the fake snow is melting so fast) so we might have to head up to Wintergreen resort to snowboard this winter!
At 9:18 PM,
M said…
I can't believe I didn't even know this existed! I'm proud of you, Mayu! As someone who has been snowboarding a few times and always ends up falling on my arse... I think it's a big accomplishment that you were able to stay up without falling! :)
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