Comfort Zone:
My knees tremble
And my throat turns dry
I mess up my words,
Forget what I want to say sometimes
But it feels a million times more right
If I just go and face the fight
No hiding behind masks,
Sitting in my comfort zone
No longer a shadow of my true self,
Putting my dreams back on the shelf
Reach for the sky and you shall see
What all the world has come to be

This photo was taken in the Kraft bouldering area of Red Rocks national park and preserve. Climbing rope free forty feet in the air takes a level of comfort and confidence in your own body that is phenomenal for any person to achieve. If that wasn’t enough, the climb down is a fight against your body’s natural instinct to fear heights. The phenomena of fear is a beautiful, yet grotesque situation. When humans are in fear, we are at our sharpest, making the decisions that will save our lives. But we are also the most selfish, making the decisions that may harm others.