Not only is it a scene straight out of a middle-grade novel, but what a perfect metaphor for the courage it takes to do so many things -- to start off, or speak up, or stay still -- and the pleasure and accomplishment of moving through that fear. My goal today: to be as badass as this fourth-grader.
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Making the Leap
I posted a link to this on Twitter, but it was so delightful I wanted to share it here too:
Not only is it a scene straight out of a middle-grade novel, but what a perfect metaphor for the courage it takes to do so many things -- to start off, or speak up, or stay still -- and the pleasure and accomplishment of moving through that fear. My goal today: to be as badass as this fourth-grader.
Not only is it a scene straight out of a middle-grade novel, but what a perfect metaphor for the courage it takes to do so many things -- to start off, or speak up, or stay still -- and the pleasure and accomplishment of moving through that fear. My goal today: to be as badass as this fourth-grader.
This made my day!
ReplyDelete"Here goes something." That shall be my new quote!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteAw, man. I totally got teared up watching that. So brave!
ReplyDeleteI recently watched my 9-year-old daughter push through just that kind of panic on a rope adventure course. It's hard to step back and just let them figure it out, but that's just what the parent/coach did here perfectly. Didn't push, didn't comfort. Just let her go. :)
This video made me so happy! What a brave kid!
ReplyDeleteawesome. and what a great visual at the end with the triumphant fist pump shadow
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