LEARN NEW SKILLS AT ANY AGE

Learning New Skills
Learning to ski helps keep the mind and body healthy.

Learning  New Skiing Skills?

Learning new skills at any age is what I strive for; or so I thought.  When my son told me that he would like to buy a day’s pass for me to cross country ski with their family, I was fraught. I knew I would have to learn all over again.  It has been 30 years at least since I was on  cross country skis. I hesitated.  Was I really up for the challenge?  It would take so much effort.

Try New Adventures

Realizing if I said no it would make me feel old; I said yes. I reminded myself that trying out new adventures keeps the body young and the mind healthy.  Our scheduled day at Stake Lake,  https://www.overlanderskiclub.com/  turned out to be beautiful weather; cold, crisp, sunny with incredible blue skies.  Half-way through the lesson I thought I was going to cry. Why did I say yes to re-learning this skill? I couldn’t learn to snowplow and going down a little hill made me want to vomit. After a one-hour lesson, feeling intimidated and sweaty I wondered why anyone would choose this over walking.

Push Yourself

I said goodbye to the ski instructor and headed towards the lodge to remove my gear. Down I went!  My first actual fall. It wasn’t  too bad of an experience as my instructor had taught me how to get up should I happen to fall.  I rolled back onto my skis while two middle-aged women watched with fascination. They  asked me to teach them that maneuver. For some reason they had not acquired that skill. As I continued to ski towards the lodge I realized that I was gliding! I decided to take a couple of more minutes trying out my new skill on a different trail. It was like I had turned the corner( just a little bit).

As my grandson hailed me down and we glided off together; I felt young and exhilarated!

Submitted by,

Karen Moilliet–January 27, 2021

 

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