Power Stabilized

Taking the Leap

Shannon is preparing to take a leap--and the consequences of falling short will be unpleasant to say the least. Last week I took a much smaller leap with less unpleasant consequences when I attended yoga and surfing camp here in Uvita, Costa Rica. The yoga was not much of a leap, although I am a beginner, and only my pride was at stake when I lost my balance. The surfing, now, was more of a leap for these old bones. I was only boogie boarding, not board surfing, so I had wisely shortened my leap from the beginning. I proceeded to spend an untoward amount of time roiling underwater, tossed by the white water, getting salt water up my nose, having once again missed my wave, fallen off it, or simply slipped from my board. Still, I loved it! A challenge, outside my comfort zone, in the company of friends. My reward? My very last run of the last day of camp was my best, a huge wave which I caught and managed to ride all the way up onto the sand. Woo hoo! Shannon, unfortunately does not have nearly so much fun with her leap. But whatever. She'll pick herself up and move on. As I did so very many times in the surf. We have to, don't we?