Week 5

Describe a time you took a risk. How did you overcome feelings of inadequacy, fear, and/or vulnerability? What did you learn from the experience?

A time I took a risk was definitely rock climbing at Red Rocks during the summer. I have never ever rock climbed before and personally falling is a big fear I have. I definitely felt like I could not trust myself to climb and for the person to keep me safe if I do fall. The only way I overcame my fear of climbing those rocks was my cousins. My cousins climbed them first saying it was easy to climb and that the rope is super firm and eventually they pressed me into climbing it. What I did learn from this experience is that sometimes you need a supporting cast of people to help pull you through a risk or a moment that you may fear.