Two and a half months ago, I booked today’s canyoning trip as a birthday gift to myself — to celebrate turning 33.
I’ve always loved something the instructor said in one of his YouTube videos:
“Time is a canyon — one-way, no turning back. All we can do is live each moment fully, and in those fleeting seconds, discover the true world and the meaning of the journey.”
From the 12-meter rappel to the 30-meter drop, I was shaking the whole way.
For a split second, I thought: “Is there still a way to turn back?!” 😂😂😂
But when I actually looked down from the top — yes, it was high — but what struck me most wasn’t the fear.
It was how beautiful it was.
To experience something this stunning, here in Taiwan, made me feel deeply lucky — and grateful — to call this place home.
Thank you, Mountain Spirits and Mother Earth, for watching over me and letting me experience this canyoning adventure with such joy and peace.
At some point, I realized it wasn’t really about the height anymore.
It was about every step I took.
About learning to control the rope.
About that quiet, reverent awe in the presence of nature.
That sense of happiness — of being alive — far outweighed any fear of heights.
Well… jumping into the water scared me more, actually 😂
But I did it!
Thanks to my coach and my friends for cheering me on 💪
So here’s an early birthday wish to myself:
“You really are that adorable little creature — timid and brave at the same time. You hesitate, but you always end up challenging yourself anyway.”
This birthday adventure was such a blessing.
What could be more fulfilling than this?
I’m opening my arms wide — welcoming joy, happiness, and everything this beautiful, limited life still has to offer.
I love you, self.
Canyoning is such a blissful activity.
I hope my housemates (especially the ones with great eyebrows) get to try it too!
🧗♀️💦 A little story:
At the 30-meter cliff, there’s a part where your feet lose grip and you have to go full vertical — I had zero core strength left and ended up “falling horizontally” into the deep pool.
Honestly, that moment was hilarious.
So sad no one caught it on camera!
(Meanwhile, my teammate watching from the top saw my entire collapse in real-time and just burst out laughing 😂😂😂)
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兩個半月前就預訂了今天的溪降行當作給自己滿33歲的生日禮物。
一直很喜歡溪降教練在他的 YouTube影片裡講的：
「時間是一場溪降行，單向無可逆，唯求在有限裡，活於每刻，發覺真實的世界與旅途的意義」
從12米進入到30米的時候，整個人攏咧挫，一度覺得可以從這邊返回了嗎？哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，但實際從上面看下去，很高是一定的但我最印象深刻的是「好美」
這麼美的地方在台灣就能經驗到，突然覺得生於台灣人的我很幸運、很幸福，謝謝山神大地之母的照拂，讓我幸福又喜悅的體驗完這場溪降。
其實後來也發現高度已經不是重點，在過程中踩的每一步、自己控繩、與對於大自然的敬畏之心，那股幸福的力量跟過程已經遠遠超越對於高度的恐懼。
不過我反而是跳水的時候比較害怕啦，但還是完成這個挑戰了，謝謝教練跟朋友鼓勵6
提前幾個小時祝福自己生日快樂，也想跟自己說：「妳果然是又膽小、卻又勇敢，會退縮但是又勇於挑戰跟冒險的可愛傢伙」
今年的生日旅行一樣很幸福，還有什麼可以比這個更幸福的事呢？
我會張開雙手歡迎新的喜悅跟幸福通通來到我的生命中，讓我繼續經驗這個有限的人生吧，我愛妳。
溪降真是幸福的活動呀！希望我的眉毛室友們也可以體驗看看
小故事：30米踩崖面到一半會踩不到要自己垂降下去，但我核心完全沒力氣，離深潭四五公尺的時候我幾乎是躺平下去的那畫面好笑到我覺得好可惜沒有被記錄
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（同時我的同伴還在瀑頂看我的廢樣，看到笑出來哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈）
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也想玩溪降的室友們，強力推薦這位超專業的溪降教練
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