Along the Trestle Trail, Coventry, RI
I’ve most often been the one who waits for others to jump into any activity before I take the plunge. More comfortable being a spectator than risk looking silly. But there came a time in high school when I grew bored with this default behavior. Here’s a guest post I wrote about what happened next, for my Association of Personal Historians colleague, Sarah White, for her blog. I was reminded of this story while traveling on the Coventry Rhode Island Trestle Trail.
http://truestorieswelltold.com/2015/06/16/to-watch-or-to-participate/
Marjorie Turner Hollman is a personal historian who loves the outdoors, and has completed two guides to Easy Walking trails in Massachusetts, “Easy Walks in Massachusetts 2nd edition,” and “More Easy Walks in Massachusetts.” A native Floridian, she came north for college and snow! New England Regional Chair for the Association of Personal Historians, she is a Certified Legacy Planner with LegacyStories.org, and is the producer of numerous veterans interviews for the Bellingham/Mendon Veteran’s History Project. http://www.marjorieturner.com
https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Walks-Massachusetts-2nd-Northbridge/dp/0989204340
Marjorie Turner Hollman 
great essay. and i’ve always been impressed that you could work as a lifeguard, which i never could. [great shortage this summer — saw signs recruiting them on i-95. coming back from maine. talk to you soon. love mg
great visit with em.
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Thanks for reading. I credit our mom for my love of swimming, but my lifeguarding work was indeed a direct result of my diving experience–got a job with the town of Ft. Lauderdale teaching springboard diving in their summer swim program. I didn’t know a lot, but I knew enough!