I’m afraid of heights. I always have been. I don’t want to go bungee jumping, hang gliding, sky diving, and cliff diving. But I’ll tell you how I’m slowly overcoming my fear.

I’m still warming up to roller coasters, but the ones I’ve ridden I’ve enjoyed. The first time I rode a roller coaster, it was at Six Flags Over Georgia. the roller coaster was called the Georgia Cyclone. It was one of the biggest wooden roller coasters at that Six Flags.

Another experience I had that helped me slowly conquer my fear of heights, was again at Six Flags. But this time, instead of roller coasters, it was a free-fall ride. I think that that ride helped me a little bit, because it went up to about 100 – 150 feet. After my first time riding the free-fall, then I wanted to ride it again, and again.

My final example for how I showed courage was when I walked across an arch in Arches National Park.The arch was about 5 or 6 feet wide, and about 150 – 200 feet off the ground. Right below us were dangerous boulders.
I’ve been afraid of heights for as long for as I can remember. These are examples of the small steps I’ve been taking. I also hope that I’ll keep making small steps to increase my courage.