Overcoming what seemed like a week of trying to gather up the courage, I finally did it! My sister Marian and I were down in Acapulco, Mexico. Our beautiful room was up on the 11th floor and, when we went out to take in the view from the balcony, there they were down on the beach.
“Oh, gosh! I want to do that!” But it seemed so very scary.
Everyday I’d watch them and everyday I’d want to try it. I just couldn’t.
“Yes you can,” I’d say to myself. “No! I can’t! What if I fall. I’m too scared!”
But the very last day I was there, I knew if I were to ever do this it had to be now! Marian’s return flight had already left that morning. But I was determined. I wasn’t going to let my fear continue to keep me paralyzed. I was going to do this!
So I took myself—and my camera—down there and paid my money. I am going to do this! They asked me if I was sure I wanted to take my camera and, “Yes! Absolutely!” I had to be able to prove it . . . to myself!
It was a blast! And I had the pictures to prove it!
