When was the last time that you did something for the first time? Are you living every day with your cards tightly against your vest avoiding all risk and subsequently many exciting opportunities. This past weekend, my beloved and I headed north to the Cline River Heliport to experience a ride to the top of the glacier. Our kids had given us a Groupon coupon for Icefield Heli Tours as a Christmas gift and we were able to book the excursion on the only weekend that we both have off. First, the ride was amazing, the pilot competent and funny, the hike to the falls was bright and sunny and we went up/down/up and down safely. I had never been on a helicopter before and hadn't given consideration for anything that might go wrong ~ until the chopper lifted off backwards and the wind gusted in and gave us a pretty good shake. Adrenalin flowing, eyes wide open, we saw ice climbers going up the falls and tree tops blowing through the windows. I was able to settle down and enjoy the journey which is tough to do for a destination focused guy. The experience is etched in my memory and in the 125 photos we took to help remember that there are still lots of first times in our future.
What challenge faces you tomorrow or next week that you can choose to embrace or avoid? Is there a small first step you can take to remind yourself of the excitement of taking measured chances?
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