HAVE YOU BEEN THERE Jocelyn Tyson

It was the summer of 2021, and I was teaching a milestone birthday. I decided to skip the party and pick something epic of my bucket list.

Swim . Now immediately my inner go getter said, " yeah let's do this" show them you still got it. But my inner critic" Slow Down", hot stuff. You hate swimming and girl wait a minute that things you can't do it. And just like that. I had to warning side both with logical explanation for why I should or shouldn't do it.a decision to make this one yes that's one no.

HAVE YOU BEEN THERE

Decide to go with my inner go getter. I sign up for the race after eight months straight of training every day. I was ready.

It's race day. Participants, all set for the race. They blow the whistles and the race is off. On the other hand, until at the bank why?

My brain could not seem to understand that water, the dark, dreary, cedar water, was the same water that I had learned swim to swim in at the pool.

I go to put my face in, and I couldn't do it. I couldn't do it, I started to panic. I look to my right. I saw my family .they were looking back at me .what's wrong ?the people were watching me. I had a choice to make. Go forward into the water or go back home.a situation, this one yes, that one no. HAVE YOU BEEN THERE

I choose to do the only thing possible with that logical situation. I flipped over my back and start the backstroke.

Now, swimming has certain grace, beauty. This had neither Grace nor beauty. This was not swimming, this was surviving.

...Suddenly, I heard" ma'am, you are going the wrong way! ". I wonder who they were talking to "Ma'am, 322, you are going the wrong way! "322 No no, I am 322. I looked over. I was 50 meter off course. I had to stop, get myself together, and I got back on course .now, I swim up to one of the lifeguard .she looked at me and said," ma'am, you really need to think this through, okay? You might want to think about quitting". And I understood where she was coming from I look up to her, I let go I kept on swimming I went on, before I grabbed hold of another lifeguard. She leaned over and said to me" you are doing good". You go this. Advise... this one yes, that one no. HAVE YOU BEEN THERE...

I finish the swim. To this day. I have no clue how I finish those 12 miles.

Friends, you can be your worst critic. But at the same time you can be your biggest cheerleader. I implore you, no, I beg you, look deep with in that next challenge. Find your inner go getter and see how far it can push You.

I've Been There

Have you ?

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