mini victory

After dropping out of mini-triathlon training and getting kicked out of motorcycle class, I thought this was going to be the year that I find my limits.

Then, I went to Tahoe the last two days and accomplished a major goal for the last two years: I finally snowboard as well as I ski.

Growing up, I was quite uncoordinated. I drop things, I trip all the time, and I was never good at sports. Then, learning to ski and master to ski changed my attitude about challenges. Instead of giving up, I realized that mastering skills require learning the trick to the task.

Learning to snowboard had to do with the changing demographics of people I spent time with. As more and more of my friends were snowboarders, I felt the pressure to learn the new sport.

As with skiing, I took many lessons and try to hit the slopes as much as I can. I also bought a used board in order to have my own equipment. The formula worked.

Now, boarding is my favorite sport. I am still trying to learn new things, but in every other sport, I am trying to reach that point of pure bliss I feel when I finish a black run with complete confidence.