It is fear that holds us back from testing the waters and sometimes one just needs to swim.
Butterfly Sand
Curiosity run amok . . .
It is fear that holds us back from testing the waters and sometimes one just needs to swim.
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Butterfly Sand 
You’re right, Pam, although I’m more likely to wade first.
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Wading is a step in the right direction.
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Fear is a great debilitator.
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It really is.
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I’m like Dan, I have to wade first…for awhile. Then I get my gumption up and plow right in. Then I wonder what I was afraid of to begin with!
Ginger
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We fear what we do not know. Wading is good.
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That’s for sure Pam, and after a while we are zooming along like the instructor. But no, not quite up to the high diving board yet. Just the little one 🤣
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Baby steps…
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And if swimming gets too tiring, one can always float for awhile…
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That I can do!
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This is true, yet hard for many.
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I am one of them.
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Me, too.
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Work those arms.
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Whew! Yes coach!
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