Everybody has their mountain to climb. Figuratively speaking of course. This lesson is more the overcoming of an obstacle, rather than the "because it was there" theory.
Caz thought he was just going to jump on his snowboard and fly down the mountain, picking up where he left off last time. Not only was that not to be, it was worse. His first run of the day was disastrous. I thought it was going to finish him for the weekend. He fell down the entire mountain. He was cursing (dropping S bombs), deriding himself, and in tears. He wanted to get to the bottom, call it a day and be done with snowboarding for good. Caz was more frustrated than I have ever seen him.
Leave it to Demi to save the day. She knew he was overexcited to start. So much so he missed breakfast. She took him into the lodge. She got him a bagel and cream cheese. They ate a leisurely breakfast and then gave the board another shot. Coco did so much better. Night and day from run #1. His confidence soared and each run just got better. By lunch time we were up and down the mountain continuously. I give Coco a lot of credit. He could have given up. But he faced his challenge head on and overcame it. I give Demi a lot of credit too. She read the situation perfectly and handled it masterfully.
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