I was reading back through this journal and forgot about how much fear I was battling with the Flip jump a year ago. I was so scared to even attempt the jump and there were many sessions where I would promise to attempt it but would always chicken out and leave the rink in frustration.
I was just thinking about my most recent lesson with Christopher this past Monday when he asked me to do a flip jump and I just...did. I guess over the course of an entire year of not practicing it because I was recovering I forgot that I was scared of this jump.
One year ago today, I blogged about how I wanted to get this jump to the point where if Christopher asked me to do one I would just say "okay" and do it. No fear. No hesitation. I'm at that point now :)
Sure, the technique sucks and I'm two-footing the landings most of the time but my fear of it is gone. I've been doing a lot of brave things on the ice lately and I'm going to celebrate each time because I know how crippling fear can be. Hooray for small victories!
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