Face your fear | Elin Härkönens blogg

I did it! I did it! Yes I did it!! I went back into the water yesterday. I faced my fear of the ocean. I did what I knew I needed to do. It was tough and challenging, but I had decided to do it. AND when I have decided to do something, I DO IT. I don't let ANYTHING STOP me. That's my mindset. That's how I choose to live my life. I hate barriers, I hate limits, and I don't want to have ANY in my life. I don't want anything to hold me back, I don't want anything to be able to control me. I want to be the one controlling and deciding what I am doing with my life. Because it is MY life, and I only get one. I have almost lost it, and I was out of control for a looooong time. I couldn't even walk... I couldn't even get out of my bed by myself. I couldn't control anything. Now when I have been working so hard to get my life back, I want to be the one deciding what I am doing with it. I don't want any (stupid) fear to stop me from doing things. That's one of the reasons I took this extra course of surfing at TAFE, because I wanted to overcome my fear for water. I couldn't even swim properly when I got here. (and now I am a qualified lifesaver...) I hated to be in water. I found it scary, because I don't have any control in the water. The ocean and the waves are created by the earth and we can't control that. I wanted to overcome my fear. And I did, I actually loved surfing in the beginning of this year. But then I had a bad experience and I got so scared, AGAIN. A wave broke at me and I was tumbling around without control, and the board hit my neck and it cracked. I was OKAY, but scared and my respect for the power of the waves and the ocean increased dramtically. So I haven't been into the water for a long time. Because I haven't been ready to FACE MY FEAR. But last week I just decided to do it, so I had a week of preparation. I did mental training and I actually wrote an assessment about sportpshychology related to surfing.. AND IT HELPED so so much. And once again life showed me how IMPORTANT the mind is. "The mind is what control us. The mind is what create limits.

The mind is what messes up our lifes sometimes but it is also what makes us succeed.

I believe that the mind is the most important part of the body to train.

A strong mind and you will live a strong life.

So make sure you work on your mental strength and not only your physical strength. "

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They tell me I am an "over achiever..." But I just don't want ANYTHING to stop me in my life. So I went back into the water yesterday with confidence. I told myself I could do it. And I did it, and I surfed well!! I picked up everything I've been thought during this year and I did it. I was surfing again and I loved it. A couple of weeks ago I didn't think I would ever like surfing again. But it was once again about MINDSET and how I choosed to see it. I gave it chance and just see what happened!? I actually liked it so much that I was back into the ocean TODAY again.. The satisfaction level right now is just AMAZING. I DID IT!. I overcame my fear. I still have huge respect of the water, but now I feel confident enough and I know how to handle critical situation. I can save myself.... Like my coach said : "Eli you are a LIFESAVER, if something happens just save yourself." No problems!. So what do I want to say with this post? I want to encourage you to FACE your FEARS in life. It will feel uncomfortable and scary. You will not like it. Probably hate it. But when you manage to do it........ you will feel AMAZING. I want everyone to live the best life possible, and I believe that to achieve that, you need to overcome the barriers that stops you from doing things you want to do in life. DON'T LET ANYTHING BREAK YOU DOWN. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!! BREAK IT and you will MAKE IT. Once again, thanks to my awesome coaches, friends and family for always supporting me through all the different challenges I decide to take onboard. Love # breakitandyouwillmakeit