I took my kids on vacation this summer. We traveled to the White Mountains in New Hampshire and went to several amusement park-type venues. I’ll be honest – I think I may have had more fun than they did.
At one location, there was a mountain coaster. It’s a cart on stainless steel tracks. The rider controls the cart completely. You get to go as fast – or as slowly – as you want to go.
This coaster was the perfect metaphor for my life.
When I first started down the hill, I had the brakes fully on. I know because I tested them and did that almost-got-a-concussion-head-jerk thing. I was riddled with fear. How fast can I really go? What if I fall off the track? I loosened up on the brakes only a bit because I realized the riders behind me were going to get backed up if I stayed going at a snail’s pace.
It wasn’t so bad…going slightly faster than a snail. It was kind of nice, actually.
Then I eased up a bit more, and it was…FUN. Imagine that. FUN!
So I eased up even more. I started to go – fast. And I felt exhilarated. EXHILARATED! I was laughing, screeching, and woo-hooing the whole way down, my hair blowing back, head thrown back in excitement. Then I remembered to open my eyes and enjoy the view on the way down.
It occurred to me that when I loosen up on the brakes in my life, when I allow more in, it’s an amazingly exhilarating ride.
Love and light,
Melissa
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