learning to fly

In my earlier years I had a lot of insecurities, I was too short, to bulky, my nose wasn’t the nose of a magazine supermodel. My insecurities was not by far as deep as some of my peers but I had them for sure. Now I passed my thirty fifth birthday I’m getting into my real core, the essence of my being. And no where in there is a need for outer validation. Those who know me know that I have never been a validation kind of gal, but even less now. Beauty industry is always trying to get you to create a new habit, a way for you to keep consuming their products.

It used to be nail polish, hairspray and lipgloss, but has warped into fillers, nail and hair extensions and so on. For me I’d like to be defined not by the exterior makeup or clothes, but for my actions, my bravery and my skills. Men more often gets complimented by these traits and I want to claim that for myself, and all women who strive to be more than just a nice thing to look at.

Here’s to the women who go on adventures, who risk not having a good angle on the camera - but she has fun instead of worrying how it looks. Here’s to the women who learn a new trade, goes on a trek in the middle of nowhere or climbs a mountain.

My adventures have been learning to climb, ice hockey at 25,  learning at 30 years old how to cross country ski, took open water divers certificate and now have a paraglider student license.

Paragliding was so much more than I expected and once I tasted the sky I was hooked!
We did our class in Åre with Lars @ Skysport - very good teacher and safety awareness was on point. For the future we will collect flights to get mountain license and also Pilot 1 to get to go more off grid and fly higher. We also plan to book a trip with Skysport to be able to get some experience flying (also it’s so cool to get to the best places and to fly with other pilots - the people who are in this sport are so awesome!!)

#paragliding #skysportåre