Flying high above
15 November 2008
On October 29th, I went flying. I received an invitation from Kiss TV to take to the sky on a paraglider and I didn't hesitate. I'm not crazy, and I know there are risks, but the goal was simple, I decided to fulfill my life long dream to fly like a bird, and I did.
The feeling is incredible, flying brings you so many revelations. The view from above makes you feel like everything in your life is suddenly much more important than it felt right before you took off.
Up in the sky, the future and your dreams become more real, like anything is possible, you feel more intense love for the people that love you as they await your return to earth.
I took off from the ski slopes near Brasov, I ran down the hill as fast as I could in the effort to leave the earth behind. First the sensation is strange because you run as fast as you can, with your head down and your preservation instinct makes you wonder why you would do that and about that moment the paraglider suddenly pulls you back as it rises into the air. Then you run again and soon you realise that you are in the air, as you look down, you see your legs running foolishly in the air in the attempt to pull you back to the ground as you fly above the forest and your wing lifts you high above all that surrounds you.
It was a day when I once again discovered that the most inspiring moments of my life come from beautiful places in nature, people that I love and the world untainted by people who have forgotten how important it is to see the beauty that arrives with autumn.
I have so much more I could tell you.
