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I have always been big on how I want to go bungee jumping, how I want to go see lions in Africa, how I will click award winning pictures of gazelles running, how I want to trek and climb and explore and how I want to go water skiing and handgliding and whatnot. Even as I type this out, I’m getting goosebumps thinking about the adrenaline rush that I will get if/when I do these things (it could also be the a/c that’s running in full blast that is saving me from being cooked like slow-roasted chicken in the Bangalore sun).
And
I’m ALSO the same person who is scared shitless of ferris wheels – the last time I went to Wonderla, my friends were trying to get me to go on something that looked like this. Bloody monster. And it ended up in a tussle that wasn't dissimilar to the below.
But ultimately, I went. And I swear how I don’t know how I came off it alive, the ride really taught me to fear death (I know, dramatic. But I was scared out of my wits, alright). And thanks to all the screaming and yelling and tantrum-throwing to let me off it, I was hoarse for the next two days.
Anyhoo.
I seem to have gotten complacent after I have joined work and I’m ashamed to say I don’t even have one trip to my name in two years. Not one trip that I wasn’t ‘chilling’ at and actually doing the things that I wanted to on an adventure vacation. I have settled comfortably into an eat-sleep-work-repeat mode and I constantly keep giving myself the excuse of not having either time or money.
The point now is, this year I swore I would change some things. That I would be open to changing things in my life, that I would push myself to get out of the damn comfort zone and actually do something that I’m proud of. That I will have something more solid to show for 2014 rather than just having been happy with my personal life and having had a rewarding work life (like in 2013).
So I’m taking the first step towards that goal today, something that I have been obsessing over for 6+ years now. Nothing big, something that means a lot to me though. I can hardly keep my knee from bouncing up and down because of the nervousness. I keep hoping I will have the courage to see it through and not chicken out. And I hope it will be worthwhile.
So peeps, I get my first adrenaline rush today.
Wish me luck!
And if it is successful, you’ll hear about it tomorrow.
Wish me luck!
And if it is successful, you’ll hear about it tomorrow.
Good luck PeeVee, it would indeed be very jittery and a butterfly effect kind of thing when you let go and accomplish what you have always hesitated at :)
ReplyDeleteIt was :) Felt wonderful!
DeleteGet out of your comfort zone, yo! All the best with whatever you have decided :)
ReplyDeleteThanks yo :) I'm glad I did!
DeleteI can see why you'd be nervous on a ferris wheel. I tend to get my adrenaline when having pressure at work. Fear makes me hide!
ReplyDeleteAwww, try to pep talk yourself into facing it head on, once you tackle it the first time, it is easy-peasy from there :) thanks for dropping by!
DeleteInteresting! I wonder what the cause of your adrenaline rush was? I will have to come back tomorrow morning to find out!
ReplyDeleteIts up now :)
DeleteLet me know if you are free any weekend. I have been getting bored as he'll these days. And that thing in the wonderla was serious fun. Wanna try again ? :P
ReplyDeleteBut nevertheless, to be frank, so did I as I wrote my first post for this month.
Hope to see more from you , preferably from today?
Wonderla? As long as you let me sit on the benches and float in the lazy pool, I'm game :P
DeleteHopefully, *fingers crossed*
Haha. What's the fun in that ? :P
DeleteYou just did. #CurrentlyReading
Sounds good! Yes, i think its all about taking that first step and i am sure you would not stop later. Traveling is so much fun and with so much left to see, i fear of aging before completing them. So go ahead start now in whatever simpler way.
ReplyDeleteTrue that, I fear that too.. Wrote a post on it as well. Thanks for dropping by!
DeleteLooking forward to hearing what it is. I had to laugh at you wanting to bungee jump but not being able to go on the ferris wheel! :P Sorry. Btw, you could use Feedly reader to follow blogs...
ReplyDeleteHAI PB! Laugh away :P That is unintended hypocrisy, right there :D
DeleteAND THANK YOU FOR FEEDLY. Its all I ever wanted *dreamy eyes*
And yes, I'm dumb enough not to have found it earlier. Pfft.
So tell us more about it now!!
ReplyDeleteMan I too get to get out of my comfort zone.Actually I badly want to. Maybe this month mid!!
I got ye tattoo :P
DeleteWhat do you want to do :O
Hahaha.. I too act like the horse in the picture when it comes to big scary rides.
ReplyDeleteYou go girl! I'm waiting to read about your secret adventurous trip.
Heehee, hi5!!
Delete*hyperventilates*
ReplyDeleteOooh you are doing this too! :D Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI am sorry but I snickered at 'Wonderla'... wonder who came up with the name :P And wow does the ride really look like that?! I WOULD LOVE TO GET ON IT! :D
Trying hard to keep up :P
DeleteHeehee, us Indians have this wonderful way of coming up with the most creative names :P
Really? :O Maybe my friends should invite you next time :/
Okay, I am not sure if I actually commented on both your posts in the morning... or imagined doing it (I am not sure if your comment moderation is on, so I am going to check it. Again. :P) Sorry I've had a really long day and I do not remember stuff. Completely normal.
ReplyDeleteLOL :) I understand :P
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