Last trimester a student posted a link to this video in our course’s chat. I have gone back and watched it number of times since then, so I thought I’d post it here so I can have a record of it.
I’ve found this video to be quite inspiring… it captures something of the feeling of a young skier taking a huge risk in her ski jumping learning venture. It’s so raw, familiar, and beautiful. I don’t know who this skier is, but I do hope that something of her courage to risk may land on me and you.
So often I am this girl. Standing at the precipice of something I think I want. Overcome with second thoughts, second guessing, and fear. Its too much. Too high. To fast. I can’t change. I can’t do it. What if I fall? What if I fail? And while I don’t always match the courage of this girl as as she pushes off. There have been a few times. Maybe – if I’m lucky – a few more times, that I too will push off from from my safe place. Feel the rush of wind against my face. Known the lift in body. And the rush of joy when I touch down having done what I feared I could not.
Peace, dwight
