The path
It can take years to work through fear.
i was overwhelmed by many things as a boy, and came to wholeness through outdoor adrenaline sports: finding the means to enrol in a course at Outward Bound, and then learning whitewater kayaking (formerly up to Class VI until toning it down), and then caving, biking, mountain riding, hiking, and a variety of other pursuits. Outdoor sports helped me save my life. Here’s my “starting to paddle” story: [Link].