Facing fear on a boogie board

I just got back from vacation in Costa Rica. This is my second time in this beautiful country, but my first time on a boogie board. It is now my new passion! I had no idea I’d love it so much. And I had no idea I’d love playing in the ocean so much.

Why?

Because up until this vacation, I’ve always been leery of large bodies of water. I’m not a good swimmer. I’m more of a floater. I was raised on a farm and didn’t log a lot of pool time.

For most of my life I’ve shied away from pools, lakes, and truth be told, bathtubs. I prefer showers. I don’t like the feel of my head completely submerged. I prefer boats and beaches with my feet planted on the ground. Give me trees and a magical forest and I’m in heaven.

As a kid, I’ve gone underwater and had trouble coming to the surface. Twice. Didn’t need rescuing, no one even knew, but the experiences left an imprint. A fear of drowning got lodged in my energy field and this trip ended it.  

I didn’t plan on overcoming this lifelong fear. I pretty much had myself convinced I just wasn’t a water person.

But…

Reading books and playing cards by the pool got a bit old and I happened to notice our condo had boogie boards. I’ve never tried this sport before. I like to be active and learn new things. Besides, the boards float.

It helped a lot that the ocean was bathwater warm, sandy, and shallow for a loooong way out. It only took one successful ride on the surf and I was totally hooked. Fear of water completely forgotten in favor of hopping on the next wave.

I did go under a few times the first day, but I didn’t panic like other times. The board was strapped to my wrist and I knew I was safe.

For the next four days of vacation and up until we left for home, I was a boogie board maniac. Other families joined me in my newfound passion, telling me I made it look like so much fun. One young mom at the condo said they’d been watching me and shared they thought I was amazing at it. Imagine that! She had no idea about my fear or that this was the first time I’d ever tried this activity. Or how much I can’t wait to do it again.

Best-selling author and embryologist Dr. R Louis Schultz said, “We are all still embryonic, all still becoming.”

I think about how much of my life I’ve basically avoided an element that makes up 70 percent of our earth home out of a childhood fear. I’m not a child anymore. I’m becoming more of me by facing what no longer serves my highest good.

Fear is not me. And it’s not you either. It’s simply an unconscious self-imposed marker in our energy field that will disappear once faced. 

What fear can you face today that keeps you from having more fun? Don’t let it hold you back from trying something new.  

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