One of the sights that gives me great pleasure here on the slopes of Silverstar is the small kids that are hanging out on ski's... some of them must be no more than two or three years old.

There are lots of really young ones learning with ski instructors, or with their mum or dad, or just buzzing down the slopes as if they learnt from the moment they could walk. It appears that most of them absolutely love it! Big smiles and seemingly No Fear!

Roger and I went off the groomed slopes again today, on narrow tracks through the snow covered forests. It was absolutely silent ... and just a little bit scary. There are a lot of hard dense trees you can hit in there and when you are heading down hill through powder snow it can be hard to control the skis and your speed!

When I was standing at the entrance of the track ready to go through the portal of no return I felt an incredible sense of fear mixed with excitement. I knew I could do it but ... and it was a big but, as I happen to really like my body in one piece... I was afraid of making a mistake...

Once I stepped through the portal, down the slippery slopes, the fear disappeared, because in the moment I had to watch and respond, instantly. I noticed that there is no room for fear, just pure concentration on the task at hand. Alertness. Skill. Strength ... all the things that I had practiced.

Yes, I did fall down... a few times. Picked myself up, brushed off the snow and back into it again.

My muscles worked hard, but the feeling of being totally focused and feeling No Fear was a wonderful insight and feeling.

When we came to a clearing Roger and I would stop and take in the magnificence of the snow covered firs and the silence...and I wish you could have seen some of the young kids come past us with big grins on their faces. Such joy and seemingly No Fear. What a great experience to have!