Try Something New

"Do something everyday which scares you..." - Eleanor Roosevelt.  This quote has been on my mind lately.  And not so long ago my snazzy sassy sazzafraz girlfriend, Vicks, were talking about that.  sooo...since i said i will be "owning it" and doing something new this year or something which does normally "concern" me...she has signed us up for Dog Sledding and i think body snow tubing and i think snow boarding...

Now, normally i would not do any of these activities..as 1) I do not like to be surrounded by dogs which would have me for lunch if they weren't fed yet, and 2) My people (latinos) normally aren't a water/snow/ice sports type of people.  sooo...i will still do this and forget my feelings on said activities...and just go for it.  really, life is short and i'd like to say i have at least tried it.  and i read somewhere, "experience, can really be the only true measure of fear..." Meaning, okay if i've never stuck my hand in fire, i may not always know that it would burn and cause pain..but if i do actually put my hand in a flame, then well i will have known the outcome.  okay, stop, don't actually put your hand in a flame..but i mean..don't discount something without even having tried it first.. 

my next venture, horse-back riding...now if any of you really know me, you will know my feelings towards animals which are bigger than me.  i have never gone horse back riding and often times when walking in NYC and I happen to see a big horse, (ok they're all big), i tend to avoid them..but alas, no more.  I plan on making peace with the gallopy kind and eventually riding one.  this is more of a gift for my gf who always says she wishes i knew how to ride a horse...so there you go.  try something new which scares you.  and let me say there's nothing scarier than a horse....and a bunch of snow going down hill...is there anything you've been avoiding doing because it scares the bedittle out of you?