I remain convinced that the Massachusetts Avenue bridge has some sort of specific wind and or water current around it that is unusual and thus feels weird and induces panic in those who are not used to it.
Your commitment to adventurous athletic-ing brings me vicarious joy. Oooof. And to write about it in a sane, thoughtful, writerly manner. That's a sport too, huh. This is really boring of me to mentions as it really has nothing to do with what you're writing about but I was in a band called The Yips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax-i0B3VbSM I'd not known what they were but when someone told me I was like 'oh, that's the name of the band then' -- ha.
I love this! And I totally believe that stresses and pressure in one part of life are eventually going to find a physical home in your body. Somewhere. How, I don't know, but for years I had a specific tightness in my shoulders that I named "Stephanie," who was a real person who caused real stress in my work life. Later, I had a rowing coach who planted the seed of the idea that the tightness in my left leg could - just maybe - be related to the stress I was experiencing through a career change - of taking a figurative step forward in life, which was absolutely making me question my worth and skills and all that. In both cases, after giving a name and a potential cause to the tightness, they slowly loosened up. I think, like you say, that was a result of picking apart the cause-and-effect and moving forward anyways but with a little more information than I had before. So my goal is - remember these little bits of information during training, and do not ignore them when putting the ego and potential on the line.
I remain convinced that the Massachusetts Avenue bridge has some sort of specific wind and or water current around it that is unusual and thus feels weird and induces panic in those who are not used to it.
Your commitment to adventurous athletic-ing brings me vicarious joy. Oooof. And to write about it in a sane, thoughtful, writerly manner. That's a sport too, huh. This is really boring of me to mentions as it really has nothing to do with what you're writing about but I was in a band called The Yips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax-i0B3VbSM I'd not known what they were but when someone told me I was like 'oh, that's the name of the band then' -- ha.
I love this! And I totally believe that stresses and pressure in one part of life are eventually going to find a physical home in your body. Somewhere. How, I don't know, but for years I had a specific tightness in my shoulders that I named "Stephanie," who was a real person who caused real stress in my work life. Later, I had a rowing coach who planted the seed of the idea that the tightness in my left leg could - just maybe - be related to the stress I was experiencing through a career change - of taking a figurative step forward in life, which was absolutely making me question my worth and skills and all that. In both cases, after giving a name and a potential cause to the tightness, they slowly loosened up. I think, like you say, that was a result of picking apart the cause-and-effect and moving forward anyways but with a little more information than I had before. So my goal is - remember these little bits of information during training, and do not ignore them when putting the ego and potential on the line.