“I totally want to do that!” That is what I thought of when I first saw this video. If you have known me the past little while, you know that it is something I would totally do. There is that part of me that was ready to jump in a car and go when I got invited to do it by a few of my friends. I really wanted to. But then a funny thing happened, I felt sick to my stomach at the thought of it. There was that little voice inside of my head that told me no. Sometimes it might feel like that voice is trying to ruin all the fun in life when all you want to do is jump off an arch…but it is really looking out for us. The voice reminded me that I have already done a few high adventure things and this is one that I didn’t need to do. The little voice also reminded me of my family. It reminded me that my mother already lost my father and that if I died doing something stupid that it would crush her again. I already sent her into a panic once when I went skydiving. It was when I started thinking about others (and not just myself) that the need for thrill and adrenalin subsided. For now it is something that I will not do (until I go through another crazy break up….kidding…no wonder my mother wants to get me married so I stop doing stupid things).
It made me realize that there is a place where I must draw the line. There are limits even though we think that there are not. A little light bulb went off in my head. It was saying “Kristen, you can still have adventures, but there is a line and if you cross the line you could get hurt. You can still be safe and have your adventures at the same time.”
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