pre-camper moments II - barrier breaking

Barrier breaking was epic. Because every person on staff, excluding one of my TLPs, Sean, and Laura, the "Wellness Person" aka equivalent to an on-site nurse, are returners, they changed some things up about training. Typically, staff does barrier breaking together in the main room, with "Eye of the Tiger" blaring and more yelling, screaming, and energy than you can imagine.

Instead, the facs (facilitators) led us out to a patch of grass by the UW campus that overlooked what I believe to be Lake Union. It was such a different vibe, there was a fraction of as much yelling, it was beautiful out, and there was an element to just peace that streamed through the activity.

Once again, I did greater things that I could have imagined, and broke my fourth board. This time around, my goal was "Teacher of the Year", while my barrier was "fear of new + challenging experiences". Even if I am entirely sure that I'll strive in a certain activity or field, the fear of new things keeps me from fully putting in 120% effort sometimes. I'm excited that I broke through that barrier physically and am now working on breaking through it both mentally and emotionally.

I am surrounded by wonderful people.