Yesterday's walk was again, at the Point, Emerald Isle. This has become one of my favorite walking spots for many reasons. There are not usually many people on the beach, love that. The water just seems to be much more blue at the Point...beautiful, and right before the beach curves into the channel that leads to the sound, waters become calm and serene and it just makes me feel like i'm at a blue lagoon!
Sometimes you can literally walk out to sandbars and be surrounded by the waters. Sometimes the ocean paves little creeks and waterways into the sands. Often you see dolphin playing and always are there seagulls and pelicans flying overhead.
Yesterday as I was nearing the end of the island, the "point" of the point, I saw two large kites flying in the air off in the distance. I had my camera in hand and thought, "hey, ill walk over there and take pictures of the kites against the crystal blue skies!". As I got closer though, I realized the kites were attached to surfers. There were two men, kite surfing!
It was about an eight minute walk to get close enough to the kite surfers to get some descent photos. By time I was there, one of the men had already come to shore. But the other was still out on the water, skimming the surface, being temporarily pulled from the waters up into the air by the kite, it was an awesome site!
I wanted to kite surf! But of course my second thought after that was one that was fear-based, "what if the wind pulled me way out onto the ocean, or picked me up really high into the sky?". Silly thoughts huh? I, like others, have so many things I want to try, but fear is always standing in the way.
After the second man came into shore, I approached one of the surfers. He looked older, maybe late fifties, and the other man looked maybe to be his adult son.
"That was amazing", I said. "Hope you don't mind I took some photos".
"Oh no, I was kinda hoping you would", he said as he put away his gear.
"How did you learn to do that? Don't you worry about being swept away by the wind?" I asked.
"Aw well, you get a feel for the kite, you get a feel for the wind, and you just do it", he said with a smile.
"Yeah Kelly, just do it", I thought to myself as I walked away. I mean, the guy was obviously at least 20 years older than me and he was out there doing it, why couldn't i? Haha!. I like his "Nike" attitude...Just DO It.
I seem to be learning a lot about facing fears here. I think you can't really LIVE life without pushing the limits a bit, whether by engaging in kite surfing, or writing that novel you've been meaning to write, or getting that degree you have always wanted. Put the fears aside, and...JUST DO IT!
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