So I hiked 15.5 km yesterday. I think that’s what it equaled out to. No matter how many times I learn the conversion from miles to kilometres, I still mess up. I just don’t know at all. But I am going with my phone step counter or whatever in the health app. So around 15 km. Maybe.
Which is kinda crazy. Actually, it is crazy.
It was a hard hike. All uphill on the way there, and fully downhill on the way back. My leg muscles weren’t ready for that. But I was exhilarated and fully got a hiker’s high when I reached the peak of Mount Si.
Hiking is no joke. I mean you are outside, you are in nature, but it can be really challenging. To think I climbed a mountain yesterday blows my mind. That whole hike in the end was worth it. There were definitely moments though on the way up where I questioned myself. Thinking that I should just turn around. To just forget about it. To go home because I wasn’t capable. But I came to the conclusion that it truly truly is all a mindset.
Our bodies are wonders and can really accomplish more than we know. It is in our mind where we fight those battles. Where conflict arises and what really draws the line between accomplishing our goals and not. It is unfortunate because these mental barriers can be extremely overpowering. They can consume us and make us believe that we are not capable of accomplishing our goals. But trust me, just keep going. You are capable. You are strong. And no mental barrier or challenge should make you question your strength.
Yesterday I almost did. I almost let my mind win. But I continued. I just kept going. And I made it.
I wouldn’t trade this view for anything. It is perfect. This is Mt. Rainier. And the moment I saw it, all of my exhaustion, all of my doubts, my worries… they all disappeared. Just like that. I was on my hiker’s high. And I realized that this was what it is all about. And it just made me appreciate earth that much more. I live for moments like these. To fully just take in these views and finally understand how beautiful earth is. Oh how I just love it.
I had another epiphany yesterday. These tend to come to me in moments like this. After a long hike. On top of a mountain. You know, the usual. But this epiphany was just my appreciation for life. How grateful I am for this opportunity. Aside from the challenges of living alone in a new city, I get to live alone in a new city. And experience adventures like this hike. The choice is mine. It’s all up to me.
The other side of my epiphany started coming to me last week, but sitting on a rock, looking at this view, made me realize that life is short. And we only get to have these experiences temporarily, although we want some to last forever. And not to be sad or sappy, but I don’t want life to continue to pass if I don’t get to just be me, 100%. Honest, truthful, to the point, saying what’s on my mind. I don’t want to waste that. Moments come and go, people come and go, and places come and go. SO… I want to start being more honest. With myself, with those around me. And live life truthfully. To choose moments that make me happy, surround myself with people that I love. And just LIVE MY LIFE.
Anyway, aside from that tangent, I hope you are all doing well.
STAY KIND:)
with love
grace <3