What a woman can be, she must be

I am leaving for Montana in less than a week and I am already 95% into vacation mode. This means I am having a tough time focusing on work, obligations, responsibilities or anything else that requires my immediate attention. I already bawk at doing ANY of the things I am required or expected to do. Imagine just how accommodating I am right now. RIGHT!

I must say, the one thing I can stay pretty consistently dedicated to is staying active. I definitely am passionate about kicking my own rear. There was the 10K trail run that did a good job of doing just that. Imagine running rocky, narrow wooded trails with 412 other crazies, in what felt like 99.999% ALL hills in that 98 degree deathening humidity we were blessed with a few weeks back.

Well, I did it and it was hard as heck and I never sweat so much in my life. I wanted to throw in the towel and jump in the river at mile 2. But I kept on.

Looking back,  I loved every second of it. And out of those 412 other crazy people? I came in 106th. :)

Vacation couldn't come at a better time for me. Work has felt just plain old redundant lately. Change of scenery is much needed. I believe it's human nature to have a desire - an out and out NEED for something new and aesthetically pleasing to bring us contentment. I am open to absorbing all that this world has to offer - - and understanding what it is that I have to offer the world.

The way Maslow expresses it"What a man can be, he must be". And for me, by pushing myself past my own limits and fears, that is when I feel the most alive.

What's next, I ask myself. Anything you want, I say. Go do it.