I went snowboarding last night for the first time and had so much FUN!...I was scared at first, but I think I got the hang of it!...I wanted my brother (who is way better at it than I am) to keep me company, but I felt like I was keeping him from his girlfriend and other friends who were on the higher slopes than I was...so I told him "I'll be fine. I can manage. You go on to your friends."

Then I thought to myself.."I should learn to stand on my own!"

All throughout my life, I've had to struggle with being dependent on other people too much...and last night, being out there all alone on a high slope with my snowboard and trying to "break free" of my fears from going down on the slope by myself, I finally was able to on my own...and I had so much fun!!