Temporarily out of order.
We all feel like that sometimes.
I think, maybe, there are times we need a minute to reevaluate what is going on in our lives. Maybe we need to give ourselves permission to be grumpy for a bit.
Whatever it is, it is real stuff. And it’s OK.
On this particular day, I wasn’t sure I wanted to be here. I was still a little out of shape, and prayed I had the energy to get through it. I definitely was not in the mood for all the friendly humans, so I put my leave me alone face on and set up my bike.
I wanted to be done with it.
Suck it up buttercup came to mind.
My pity party ended when the lights were dimmed, and the music blared, It’s a Beautiful Day by U2. The irony and the nuance revealing a change in attitude made me smile.

Clearly this was a good time to let go of everything on my mind and just do this. It was a choice. It was my fight. My good fight. My, I will get through this 55 minutes fight.
And I did.
But we don’t always get that choice, do we?
So why the good fight?
It prepares us for the fights we might not want to battle. How did you handle the time someone questioned your character, or your faith? How did you handle a major life change like a divorce or a move? How did your handle recovery from major surgery or cancer?
In the face of adversity, we revert to what we know, what is ingrained in us. Most days I am able to step up to the starting line and look ahead, like I had done for years. And while the goals may have looked different, they are still my modus operandi.

So are you working hard?

You should be.
In this game called life you will never be the winner in the truest sense, so set your mind on living life, and living it well.
That’s why you are here. So climb the mountains, step up to the plate, and by all means, don’t slow down when the finish line is in sight. To do so means you are cheating yourself.
Because at the end of the day, it is not the fight we are grabbing anyway, it is the outcome.

Wind Kisses, Donna
Glad U2 got you through it. High five to you for powering through and putting one foot I front of the other until you made your way out, fighting the good fight.
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I love that song any time of the day. Just lifts the spirit, doesn’t it? Yes, sometimes it is one foot in front of the other. In life it’s about what we CAN do.
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I am impressed with anyone who climbs Mt. Washburn. I did climb it but it was unusually difficult for me. It did have some snow but that wasn’t the problem. I have never climbed at that altitude. I told my long time hiking partner to go ahead and I would catch him at the top. I was really annoyed that he would not do that (because I would have turned around!) but he did get me up there.
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I’m glad you made it. It IS a huge challenge, because of the elevation. We lived in Yellowstone for two years and even though we lived at 6000’, I still had to muscle through those higher climbs. Very few people even take the time to do it. Such a sense of accomplishment. And lol, Keep hanging with your friend, he’s a good one! Donna
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I generally just go ahead and try to get whatever it is out of the way. Once in awhile I’ll just take a day off from whatever’s causing the stress and relax, then go at it full bore again. When we get to Wyoming, at over 7,000′, I can really feel the difference in altitude. 🙂 But it’s so wonderful to be there that I don’t mind and when I ride, the horses are fine. 🙂
janet
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Ah, yes. Wyoming, Such a deep breath. Must be nice to have horses up there.
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It is. I’m so grateful for all the years I’ve been going there and hopefully we’ll be going many, many more years.
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You inspired me Donna.
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