20/08/2026
It’s here. And this one takes me back.
At sixteen, I was a young sailor with a serious fear of heights. Then, one stormy day on Lake Erie, I found myself 25 feet above the water, terrified and stuck.
At the time, I thought I had been betrayed.
Decades later, I understand that moment very differently.
It was one of my first profound experiences with personal power, self-trust, and discovering that I was capable while terrified.
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞.
But even more powerful was what happened years later:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝.
Today, I’m sharing 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓: 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔—a story about fear, courage, perspective, and the incredible freedom that can come when we choose to see our past differently.
Read the new article here:
https://www.sheownssuccess.com/personal-growth/one-story-or-another-early-years/