Walking the Brooklyn Bridge

Every great accomplishment starts with the first step

After having “walking over the Brooklyn Bridge” on my treat list for years, I finally decided to put my money where my mouth was and do it.  So on Friday May 7th I walked with a small group of women across the bridge to Brooklyn.  Before we started the walk we each verbalized our wish for what this walk would symbolize in our lives.

Somehow, I thought by doing the walk on a weekday that we would avoid the crowds but I was so wrong.  In addition to having a bike lane that’s extremely narrow, the walk way for pedestrians is also very narrow.  You can see the white line that divides the pedestrian side from the bike side–not much room for either group.  You basically can’t walk more than two across because there is constant bike traffic.

In spite of that, it was a very exhilarating thing to do.  The weather was perfect; not too warm and not too cold.   What’s cool about the Brooklyn Bridge is  that you are above the traffic and it really is a feeling of being suspended in mid-air.  I highly recommend this experience to anyone who is craving a wide open space.

Here we are before the mid point of the bridge:

And after a fantastic lunch in Dumbo we wandered over to the Brooklyn Bridge park and I got what i think is the best photo I’ve ever taken:

On the walk back we thought it might be nice to toss any emotional baggage over the bridge into the river.  So fear, resistance, and self-criticism, were just a few of the things that ended up in the water.

The day was delightful and it was a wonderful low cost thing to do that really took you away.  The important part for me was that I finally made good on a commitment that I had made to myself years ago.  There something really wonderful about doing what you say you’re going to do especially when it’s something that is just for pure pleasure and just for yourself.  I am a firm believer in saying YES to yourself as much as possible.

Thanks to the ladies who joined me.  I was happy to do this alone but it was really great to have your company.  I’m planning to do this as a yearly event but next year, I’d like to do it on a Saturday so that more people can join.

The other great thing that came out of this is a new tag-line for my business– Freedom and Fulfillment Life Coaching: Building a bridge from where you are to where you want to be.