Gradual incline to steep incline, the way up is never easy. Always heading up and never reaching level ground on the trail. Will the view be worth it? It would be much easier to turn around and go down. Should I do that? Stop for a few breaths. Think awhile on what to do...decide to keep going.
I've been on many hikes in my life and went on a gorgeous one this past week. Consumed in deep thought a few days ago, I thought about an analogy. I'm sure this one has been used to death but life is like a hike. It's never easy. Sometimes the beauty around you is ignored because you're too focused on one thing. Sometimes you lose sight of the trail and wander off. Sometimes you get discouraged or tired and turn back and miss the better view. Sometimes you never realize how far you have come. Sometimes you are not cautious and end up getting hurt. Sometimes you slow down. Sometimes you speed up. Sometimes you fall. Sometimes you are at a standstill. It is always your choice to keep going or to call it quits but if you go back down, you forfeit all the effort you have already put into getting as far as you have.
Lately I feel like I have been at a standstill, which isn't completely a bad thing, but at the same time I see people moving on their own trails of life while I am standing still, and this can get me a little discouraged at times. But I guess I have to remember and remind myself that everyone moves at their own pace and I will get moving forward again eventually. So I guess for the time being, I will take these standstill moments to reevaluate my life and myself, and enjoy what is around me.
"Today is the first day of the rest of your life."
Whether at a standstill, moving forward or backward, lost, hurt, or discouraged, make everyday count for something.
I like this. I once wrote a letter to Tyler when he was on his mission after I experienced hiking Timp. Have you done that one yet? The one Tyler swore he'd never do again...haha. And then this reminds me of Stephs' recent letter about how she can endure. Sometimes life seems like that. But I like how you talked about the other "sometimes" about focusing too hard on one thing in life (ie marriage....or for me....just trying to get my kids raised so I can have the house to myself again..haha) and missing out on the rest, a blur. I like how you write, not too cliche.
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