Do you have a photo of your teenage life where you’re totally truly innocently having fun? This is me after having jumped in to Coniston Water during an Outward Bound course (not for the @outwardbounduk Trust though) when I was around 14. • My #ThoughtfulThursday is to get you thinking about those moments when as kids you didn’t have worries. I wonder if it was when you were outside, or perhaps it was when you were doing something adventurous, maybe naughty - that feeling of complete newness + learning: of you + your environment, maybe of the people surrounding you and how everyone + everything fits together. The #OutwardBoundTrust exists to unlock the potential for adventure, development + fun in young people, by offering them situations like this. 97% of students who took an Outward Bound course stated a positive effect on their personal development. I remember at this point feeling completely at ease despite it being a new thing for me to do (jumping in a lake) + you can see how pleased I am. • Obviously it’s not something all teens can do though: it’s expensive. That’s where the Trust comes in, offering subsidised courses to low income families. I’m running the #LondonMarathon2019 to fundraise for such work, as a thank you for what I learnt. I would cherish your support, so my fundraising page link is in my bio. 🏃🏼♀️👏🏻 • #thisgirlcan #outwardbound #getoutside #getoutdoors #marathontraining #londonmarathon #run1000miles #charityfundraising #kidswhohike #kidsoutdoors #personaldevelopment #conistonwater #lakedistrict #thelakes #wildswimming https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn9rAj8nFBV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jb82g2c2kxzw
