Have you even been here? You know, the calm before the storm. When time seems to stop even though what's coming only seems to be getting closer. You close your eyes and take a deep breath. Your nostrils fill with the sweet, moist smell of rain and its almost like your primal instincts come raging back to tell you what is about to happen. A calm excitement runs down your spine because you know you just took part in nature. That's the moment.
It is the same moment that happens when you cross the point of no return. Time stand still to you and nothing else matters except what you are feeling. It’s the moment that happens to me as i cut across glassy water to pop of the wake at sunset on a wakeboard.
Its right after i put on my goggles and right before i head over the edge on a snowboard. Or right before the wave hits my surfboard and i know that is it. It’s my chance to bridle nature.
Its the moment right before you accomplish something that everyone told you was impossible. It’s rising to the top.
It’s looking into a girl’s eyes after the first kiss who you think might be the one. Trying to see if they feel the same.
If in any of these situations, you hold anything back, even a little, your doomed to failure. But your not thinking about failure then. Your eyes dilate a little as you focus, your heartbeat rages in your chest, and then its time and you do it. There is no turning back.
That moment keeps me going. It keeps life interesting. Its what i live for. To find more of those moments. Help me;)
Dale Out.
Sounds like more snowboarding to me =]
ReplyDeletewow....looks deep to me..haha...but those are the moments that I try to stay away from...please be careful...and should we meet this girl...8)
ReplyDeleteWow-you really are my son.I was always worried about the postman when you were born with a head full of curly black hair.I could never have put it into words but I know just what you mean. Love Ya Dad
ReplyDeleteYou describe things so beautifully...you should write commercials.
ReplyDeleteyah, or better, you could write peoples obituaries!
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