Dear Friends,
Today I climbed my first 14er! It was the hardest and most challenging physical activity that I have ever participated in. But I absolutely loved ever second of it! I hiked with several peers but it was a mix group of singletons and married couples. As I was heading down from the summit I had this realization that I could care less about how I looked. I had just completed a great feat! My hair was a mess, no make-up, work-out clothes, and I probably didn't even smell very fresh. But I didn't care. I was enjoying my time with my friends and relishing in the fact that we had just climbed to the top of a mountain. But at the same time I realized that I also really like to wear dresses and feel very girly. I think for most of my life I have often thought that I could not enjoy both - the outdoors and dressing up. In hope of catching a man, for most of my life I opted in the thinking of always making sure my outfits and hair were perfect. I missed out on a lot of great adventures because of this lie I believed in. Ok, here is the added bonus to the story. Once back in town my good friend and I stopped in the local hamburger stand for a big coke, burger, and fries (that's all we could think about while climbing the mountain). She brought up the point that it was so nice to be able to hike a mountain one day and be able to dress up the next day. My mouth about dropped! I quickly explained to her that I had the same realization earlier in the day. I am excited to see what other lessons I may learn from this experience. I do know for certain that this accomplishment has made me more confident in the person that I was created to be :) Until next time...
Ms. Single
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