A couple of summers ago when I was doing recreational rowing, I was scared to tip the single as I didn’t want to fall into the lake and get wet. I also thought tipping meant that I was a bad rower, so I tried hard not to tip. Little did I know: tipping happens to everyone, regardless of their abilities. I used the pontoons way longer than I should have, because I wanted to be safe. It took awhile, but I finally took the pontoons off – my coach insisted. You know what? I didn’t tip that night! It took another couple of weeks before I finally did tip. Tipping wasn’t so bad. Yes, I was drenched; but it was a hot summer night, so I felt refreshed. Now, I’m not afraid to tip. So, I go out on the water with no fear. I should have just tipped at the beginning so that I wouldn’t have wasted time and energy being unrealistically fearful.
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