“The impossible is not quite the impossible if you set your mind to it.” Nik Wallenda
Inspiration: Nik Wallenda – The Impossible Is Possible… Nik over Niagara Falls
Inspiration: Nik Wallenda – The Impossible is possible…
“I think that’s what life is about. We all go through challenges. But once we get through them, we look back and say look how much our lives have changed by going through that challenge.” “If you can focus on the other side, when you look back it makes it that much easier.” Nik Wallenda on ABC
Last Friday, June 15th, Nik Wallenda walked across the raging waters of Niagara Falls on a highwire with prayers on his lips and a harness at his waist to help break a fall. He became the first person to complete that daring task and accomplish a lifetime dream that would have made his great grandfather, Karl Wallenda proud. Nik Wallenda is a seventh-generation member of The Flying Wallendas; a family of aerialists led by the late Karl and known for their daredevil feats performing highwire shows without a safety net. Throughout the 25+ minute walk, he prayed. On Good Morning America, Nik said, “I really prayed non-stop… The Bible says pray without ceasing and I’m always praying.”
“What is the purpose of your trip sir?” the Canadian Border agent asked. “To inspire people around the world,” Nik Wallenda (Arriving on Canadian side)
Inspiration: Nik Wallenda – The Impossible Is Possible… Nik practicing.
Inspiration: Nik Wallenda – The Impossible Is Possible… Horseshoe Falls.
Watch the ABC video here: Nik Wallenda’s Tightrope Walk Over Niagara Falls – Niagara’s most daring stunts
What made Nik’s performance particularly powerful was the fact that he came to the task prepared and humble. At 200 feet in the air, Nik braved the winds and spray mist as he ambled across, what ABC news described as, a two-inch-wide wire strung over the raging waters of Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the three falls that make up Niagara Falls. Braving blinding winds and mist, the 1,500-foot walk took him a little more than 25 minutes to complete. The lesson for us is not only about going out on a limb to achieve our dreams, but also to be prepared, focused, and faithful to our original goal; to imagine the impossible as possible. More below!
