Don't let your fear stop you | Elin Härkönens blogg

I haven't really wanted to talk about this, but I'll do it now, because hopefully it can inspire someone out there to overcome things they are scared/afraid of... So, I became scared of the ocean and the waves during last term of surfing. Or scared isn't really the right word, RESPECT is a better one. The power of the waves can be huge. And so is the damage they can do. ~ If I don't like to do something or if I have a fear of something I really want to overcome it! I don't want ANYTHING to stop me in my life. I want to be able to do EVERYTHING. I know so many people who live with fears, which have stopped them from doing things they have really wanted to do. I never want that to happen to me. I don't want to be limited . I want to live my life without limits.. Like I always have said; "Sky is the limit" = there's NO limits ~ I have never liked to be in the water.. It's cold, you get wet, hair in your face, can't see anything, breathing gets harder, water in your mouth, you cant touch the ground... AND you are LOSING the CONTROL. I think that's the main thing. When I'm in the water I loose the CONTROL . I feel like anything can happen to me and that I can't do anything about it. I'm almost feeling exposed .. It feels like im going to drown .. I sometimes get flashbacks from when I was little and almost drown in a river. I still remember how scared I was. I seriously thought I was going to die. And I was only so young! Poor thing.. The same horrible feeling has been coming back to me a couple of times here in Australia. I had a scenario here that probably is the reason why the flashbacks has started to come back lately. "During last term of surfing I was paddling out (the weather was windy and the waves massive, for me) and a huge wave came towards me and I didn't have time to roll under, so it broke directly ON me. I was flying, rolling around under the water, I hit the bottom, got hit of the surfing board in my head, heard a cracking sound and got scared that something bad happened to my injured neck... I got water into my mouth, lost my breathing and got caught in a rip. Eventually (after a time that felt like forever) I came up to the surface again and could get my breath back. I took myself into the beach, shaking and I didn't want to go out there again. " I have been in the water after this, but have I enjoyed it? NO . That experience, being thrown by the waves losing all control took the joy away. I don't enjoy being in the water anymore. And it's so SAD. If I see water my tummy starts cramping. I want to overcome this and I know I will. Because like I wrote in the beginning of this looong blog post : I don't want anything to stop me. I don't want to live with limits. " Sky is the limit" So, Let's get into the WATER!! 👊 Do you have any fear that stops you? BREAK the limits!! Overcome the fear! I believe you will MAKE IT! Break it and you will make it!

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