Letting go of the bar
When I'm on a roller-coaster, I can't stand going up. It's debatable which are more tightly clamped — my hands on the bar or my eyelids. But once I'm past the crest of that first hill, on the way down with all the momentum needed to carry me the rest of the way, I feel free. I feel alive.
Life, as Bill Hicks says in the above video, is like a ride. And in life, as on a roller-coaster, I feel like I've had my eyes closed and my hands clenched around the bar. But I can hear the people in the cars ahead of me start to scream as they crest that hill. And I can feel the tug in my gut as the momentum of those first cars pulls me forward.
And I feel the moment of relief arriving. "It's okay to open your eyes. It's okay to let go. It's okay to enjoy this."
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I know you're a big fan of Scott Baio, so I thought you'd enjoy him getting on the ride: http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1581597&vid=209769
Brilliant!!!!