Flying

So, today I jumped out of an airplane! I have been "wanting" to do this for a long time and I finally did. It took my wife getting me a gift certificate for my birthday. This was for sure a big leap into my fears. I was nervous the whole ride up and was having second thought about it. I watched the video of myself and I could see it on my face. The thing is, I wasn't worried at all that anything would happen to me. I completely trusted the facility, pilot and my tandem partner. Yes, I was jumping out of a plane, but I knew I was safe. Yet, I was scared and nervous and had thoughts of backing out...even though I knew I wouldn't. I think that I was nervous and scared simply because it was unknown. I have just conditioned myself to be scared of the unknown....fortunately, I have also conditioned myself to jump into it any way! and, when I do, I get to fly...right through the fear and I always land safely on the ground and look back up and wonder what I was so scared about.