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Surfing at Sixty
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Age Is Just a Number
By Jane Cassie Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you.
~Bethany Hamilton I've never had great balance. Nor am I crazy about dipping into the frigid Pacific. So when my daughter Emily suggests we head to British Columbia's west coast for some surf time, I'm pretty sure she's flipped her lid. In all my sixty years of living, I've never set foot (or body) on a board — and I'm not sure now is the time to try. But I don't want to let her down. Over the past few months, she's been slammed with work and family demands. And I feel honored that she's chosen me to escape with. "Check out the wave scale, Mom," she says with a die-hard glee that makes me nervous. "It's extreme!" Sure enough, the arrow on Tofino's rating board is nearly off the chart. For Emily, this is a dream come true. For me, it affirms another goal — to somehow switch my surf lesson to a spa treatment. (Keep reading)  
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