August 13th, 2025. Big day.

I finally did the thing I've been thinking of doing for 5 years: I went bouldering.

I've always enjoyed climbing. Trees, rocks, ropes… So when I first heard about bouldering from another girl named Klara, I had a sense I'd like it.

Since then, I have remembered it many times, but I never went.

Until he forgot his swimsuit, so the former swimming plan was replaced with a suggestion to go bouldering.

💭 "Well, I did want to try it for a while… Could it really be today?"

“OK : )”

Two hours later, I stood in one of the biggest and most modern bouldering facilities in Europe.

It looked spacious. Just how I like it.

I walked through the corridors into the climbing area, taking everything in. Looking around at this new space, I thought…

💭 "How do I even do this?"

I had zero idea what to do with my body. What a strange feeling… being a complete beginner.

My climbing buddy said something about 5, 6, A, B, C… colours…

💭 "What??"

"You first. I'll watch."

I watched. Then moved my body, came up to the wall, touched those holds for the first time, felt the texture, the shape, tried to step on one, pull myself up by another…

💭 "What a feeling."

I felt a bit of uncertainty in my body. The movement was unfamiliar.

I let him go again and watched. Came up to the wall and tried it myself.

We kept taking turns, and it didn’t take long for me to feel activated. The uncertainty was gone. Just pure curiosity and the desire to try this… and that… and that, too.

💭 “This is GOOOD!”

“This is GOOOD!”

It was so cool to watch my climbing partner work out his level. And when the walls got angled... It doesn't look like it when you're just watching, but when you try it yourself, you realize how much it freaking tests your upper body strength. I am trained, but this was a really good way of revealing my limits. Made me want to train more intentionally for my next bouldering experience…

Why do we delay what excites us?

Looking back, I wonder why I waited five whole years to try something I suspected I'd enjoy.

When I’m really honest with myself, I was waiting to feel ready… and it was never the right time.

These are the same reasons I've recognized and conquered in other areas of my life, and the same ones I'd confidently point out to others… while blindly delaying because of them myself.

That's how we delay, and delay, and five years pass... All while holding the awareness that we'd probably enjoy something, yet still not knowing for sure. We can't move forward with the thing, nor can we move on to something else. It just lingers as a perpetual possibility until we finally have the real experience we're called to.

Going deeper into my reasons for delaying… there was something about not being familiar with the environment and the thing that held me back from making a move. Depending on what I was imagining in the moment, I’d either feel how my body liked it, or how it was almost petrified.

Notice what finally got me to the bouldering wall. Not my decision to finally do it, but a cancelled swimming trip and someone else's suggestion. I had an escort. Someone familiar with this world made it feel easier and more comfortable to step in.

Your turn

What have you been feeling pulled toward but haven't let yourself experience yet?

Don't let any more years pass before you discover whether that thing that's calling you is actually for you.

Here's what I learned from my five-year delay:

Respond to the pull

It’s nonsense to wait until you feel ready because the impulse that means “start” doesn’t feel like that.

I bet you heard it a zillion times just as I did, but is it possible you’re still delaying something to feel more ready, or for a better time (just like I did)?

Waiting for the wrong signal (the wrong feeling) is why you haven't begun.

Your attraction is the signal to make space and go. Your repeated thoughts about it. The nagging feeling that this might be something for you. Don’t wait for more. Don’t expect it to feel easy before you go. The resistance, awkwardness, and uncertainty are a part of the package.

Find your escort

Who already knows this territory that could make your entry easier? Reach out to them this week. Don’t wait for a coincidence.

Schedule it now

Put it on your calendar this week. Make it as non-negotiable as any other important appointment. After all, honoring what calls to you demonstrates that your desires matter.

Klára

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