Big Water Bacon Beatdown Thursday By Ray Barbera

 Bubbles, foam, lack of air. My lungs are burning, and I think should I swim. Everyone that hears these words thinks that big water beat down is just for fun and glory, while that is very true, big water beat down has other purposes. One being big water desensitization. If you have only surfed garb then garb will be the biggest and baddest wave to you. You will have trouble staying in control and throwing tricks. But if you surf something bigger like phils, garb won't seem that scary. So while everyone does big water beat down Thursday for the eternal glory of the red ribbon we all learn from it and become better boaters. But the main lesson to be learned from this monumental day is a lesson in fear. Day in and day out people let fear control their lives. They don't talk to that girl in their school. They don't try to get into that college. And they don't surf phil's. They live lives of quite desperation wanting a life of adventure waiting for their chance to come. But when it does they are to afraid to grab onto it and live the life they always wanted. Fear is but the beginning to a new great journey, one that will challenge you and beat you down. But you will always roll up or always swim and always survive. Because without fear to challenge us we are nothing. So next time you have that knot in your stomach because you want to talk to that girl in school, or try to get into that college, or try to surf phil's. Do it. The worst thing that can happen is you can swim or fail. Every time you fail you learn from it. So don't let fear stop you from succeeding and live the life you dream, of.