
November 6th, 2020 - Benjamin JordanHow do you start something that seems impossible to finish? An unsupported, 2,800 km paraglider journey across the US? In one season!?
'Yeah right!' I thought, slowly packing my bag, just one meter north of US/Mexico border.
Who was I kidding? My 1200 km Canadian Rockies journey took almost two months and was less than half that distance! And besides, these desert bumps in southern Arizona are no Rocky Mountains. Not only have I never flown in this type of environment, I've never BEEN in this type of environment. Lizards, rattle snakes and wind so strong it'll blow your hair right off. Welcome to southern Arizona. Welcome to me, tricking my mind into stumbling out the perceived impossible.
"Break the big mission down into small missions", advice from the great Will Gaad and something I employ every day, even when feeling overwhelmed at the grocery store. But now, I'm so bewildered that I've broken it down again, again and again until I've reached the simplest of tasks: Breath in, check. Breath out, check. Am I getting anywhere?
Years of dreaming, research and phone calls to sponsors, reassuring them that I could really do this has all come down to this single, finite, moment. Now the only one left to convince is myself.
Breath in. Breath out. Smile for the camera. Walk forward...
Ben
November 6th, 2020 - Benjamin Jordan - Fly Monarca Expedition
'Yeah right!' I thought, slowly packing my bag, just one meter north of US/Mexico border.
Who was I kidding? My 1200 km Canadian Rockies journey took almost two months and was less than half that distance! And besides, these desert bumps in southern Arizona are no Rocky Mountains. Not only have I never flown in this type of environment, I've never BEEN in this type of environment. Lizards, rattle snakes and wind so strong it'll blow your hair right off. Welcome to southern Arizona. Welcome to me, tricking my mind into stumbling out the perceived impossible.
"Break the big mission down into small missions"
"Break the big mission down into small missions", advice from the great Will Gaad and something I employ every day, even when feeling overwhelmed at the grocery store. But now, I'm so bewildered that I've broken it down again, again and again until I've reached the simplest of tasks: Breath in, check. Breath out, check. Am I getting anywhere?
Years of dreaming, research and phone calls to sponsors, reassuring them that I could really do this has all come down to this single, finite, moment. Now the only one left to convince is myself.
Breath in. Breath out. Smile for the camera. Walk forward...
Ben
November 6th, 2020 - Benjamin Jordan - Fly Monarca Expedition