If you're feeling stuck in life and you want to feel more confident about yourself, try something new.
A couple of years ago I started rock climbing after some friends invited me to spend 2 days climbing on this mountain about an hour drive away from the city.
The rock face we were climbing was about 1 hour uphill from the parking lot so that meant we had to hike with our backpacks full of everything you could need for 2 days. Food, water, tent, sleeping bags, climbing rope, everything. Believe me that the first time you hike uphill with water for two days and all the climbing gear your backpack is going to be so heavy you will never forget it. But it was so worth it.
The place was beautiful and it was full of people climbing and relaxing and just enjoying being out in nature. After we unpacked everything and I got a quick lesson from my friends it was time for climbing. Even though everything was new for me (the gear, the rock, how to climb) I was so exited I decided to go first. So after struggling to get my feet in those extra tiny climbing shoes (they were like 4 sizes smaller than the actual shoe size I usually wear) I just started going up.
My friends told me I climbed so fast and so good it was probably because I just wanted to get it over with to take the shoes off, but really I was just happy. The view was amazing but what I most remember is the feeling of accomplishment of getting to the top and doing something completely new. I was only able to climb 3 times that day (this is like 25 minutes of actual climbing) after my muscles decided they had had enough for a day, but if you've ever climbed you will know this always happens the first time.
The next day my body hurt in places and muscles I didn't even know I had and even though I felt like I was hit and run over by a truck I couldn't wait to climb again.
Learning something new like a sport or any activity that you can do in a regular basis helps you be more present because you are going to be totally focused only on that and you will stop being up in your head all the time.
Doing new things and improving them over time is always so good for the soul, it's going to give you happiness and you're going to meet more people with the same interests.
What new thing have you wanted to learn or do for a long time? Today is a good day to start.✨