Climbing my fears
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Climbing My Fears
Days of the summer can be remembered by flying through the clear air on a reckless swing seat, or picking a fight with gravity as you leap from limb to limb. As we love to play at younger ages we tend to venture to heights unknown. A sense of adrenaline is injected into your body as the space between your feet and the ground increases. I would love to say that I too enjoyed the dangers of childhood playbut I'm not an average kid. I was born with a fear of heights.
While my other childhood friends enjoyed climbing trees and swinging, I always felt more comfortable with two feet on the ground. I first noticed this fear around age six. It was on a beautiful day in June. There was a slight breeze and was a comfortable 75 degrees. My friend Adam and I raced each other to the park...