Comments on: What I Learned From Falling Down A Mountain

By: Middle Zone Musings » Guest Post - My Slapstick Moment on the Slopes by Brad Shorr

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:57 +0000

[...] think that after not one, but two stories about falling down mountains, I’d be plum out. Au contraire, I have a third! [...]

By: Results from the What I Learned From Mashing It Up Group Writing Project } Group Writing Projects

Mon, 26 May 2008 12:01:22 +0000

[...] …Falling Down a Mountain, by Brad Shorr at Word Sell, Inc. [...]

By: Another Story about Falling Down Mountains | Word Sell, Inc.

Another Story about Falling Down Mountains | Word Sell, Inc. — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:34:46 +0000

[...] all seemed to enjoy my story about falling down a mountain, in fact, it brought back some memories of your own falls which you were kind enough to share. Your [...]

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:27:04 +0000

Hi Mike, thanks for the nice words and for visiting Word Sell! Rosa, I put my mom through lots of that kind of misery; I have girls, so those episodes were few and far between (fortunately). You’re a good mom to go through all that!

By: Rosa Say

Rosa Say — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:52:35 +0000

Brad, I heartily agree with the others here: You are a great storyteller! I’ve had my share of bumps and bruises which came from being too ambitious on various Hawaii hikes, but I can’t recall that I ever felt as out of control as you describe… just close enough to make your story a bit too real for comfort!

As for the parental apprehension, most of my anxiety attacks came from my son’s football games since he was the running back everyone was usually gunning for. It was always so hard to sit on the sidelines and silently pray “get up, please get up…” when he’d get hit and end up under a pile-up. Felt better after he sheepishly admitted one day that he’d lie there an extra 10 seconds or so (forever to a parent!) just to relax a bit longer before trotting down field for the next play.

By: MIKE

MIKE — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:04:42 +0000

great story—I almost hurt—just running along w/you
the mark of a good story for me is having it carry me with it, and I was almost w/you every step.
Thanks for sharing

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:21:18 +0000

Hi Jackie, by all means, laugh. I do whenever I think about it. You learned the same lesson I did – what goes up must come down (unfortunately!).

By: Jackie Cameron

Jackie Cameron — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:52:33 +0000

I know I shouldn’t have but I laughed out loud ( maybe hysteria). Your story was so real but told with the benefit of hindsight and I know you are OK…so that’s OK isn’t it?
I have a fear of going down hills – worse now after reading your story. A few years ago as part of a leadership development course I had to climb a hill with fellow participants. I was chuffed that I made it and then it hit me – I now had to get down. I froze and started to panic. A couple of colleagues took one arm each and yomped me down the hill at a pretty quick pace. I had no alternative but to trust them ( a helicopter rescue would have been the alternative – oh think of the embarrassment). Those colleagues are both now very good friends!

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Middle Zone Musings » All Entries: What I Learned From Mashing it Up — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:00:38 +0000

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By: Robyn

Robyn — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:01:54 +0000

Brad, I did some cross-country skiing and even with that landed on my “can” when going down even slight hills.