The Eye of The Storm… Fear Not.

Posted on August 21, 2008 
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Here’s what it looks like in my neck of the woods this morning! How about you? This is a satellite image of Tropical Storm Fay (taken this morning). Tropical Storm Fay is the one responsible for snatching that kite-surfer several hundred feet through the air before slamming him to the ground — critically injuring him.

TSFay

We live right where Georgia, Florida, and the Atlantic Ocean meet — just north of Jacksonville, Florida (right near where all the thick, white stuff is…).

When I owned the kayak shop, I would have been surfing my white water kayak on a day like today; but, today, I’ll be securing things around the house before heading to Atlanta to watch my son, Jake, play football in the Georgia Dome — in his season opener!

I know what you’re thinking: "Surfing? Are you crazy?" Not really; if I was crazy, I’d do it with a kite! Kayaks are much safer in rough water than you probably think — think: "Alaska, Canada, North Atlantic, North Pacific, winter, etc…" For thousands of years, kayaks have been used in the roughest imaginable seas — by people completely in control of their fear! Sure, they might have been killed in rough seas; but, if they didn’t find food, they would definitely die of starvation. You are going to die; fear not. When you have conquered your fear, you will truly be living — not dying a slow death waiting to discover the proximate cause of your own demise.

The point is, whether  you are preparing for a storm, planning on standing and facing it, playing in it, or running from it, do it without fear. Do what you want to do; and do what you have to do — but make your choices without fear. Storms always pass; but fear can kill you no matter where you are.

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