Optimistically thinking it is halfway to the weekend, but the pessimist in me goes ugh just halfway there, I wish it were Friday afternoon. I don't know why I look so forward to the weekend. It is usually filled with home and garden chores, grocery shopping and trying to keep the dogs entertained. Actually it is just keeping King my sons dog entertained. I am currently homing him until Abate can locate a place that will allow him to keep a big pittie mix. King is used to being played with and entertained by Abate. I don't mind it some of the time but he can be very demanding and it is a bit too much. Last night I just wasn't in the mood and he got frustrated and then depressed. I didn't feel guilty though as I really needed the mental break. I also was very interested in a documentary on Netflix about the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. It was a three-part series but only touched on a few stories. It did leave me wanting to know more about the impact to areas not covered in the film and the long term impact on the area. I do know that rebuilding is still going on in some regions.
Nepal is a beautiful country. I have been fascinated by it for as many years as I can remember. The beauty of the Himalayas really attracts me because my soul is drawn to the mountains. As John Muir said; "The mountains are calling and I must go". The path before me that I am beginning to explore is one that will possibly lead me to the Himalayas. I however let myself get distracted by too many what if's and instead I need to concentrate on the why not's. Right now at this time in my life I am healthy, I am financially able, I am stubborn enough to not give up. I need to stay healthy, I need to get out and hike, build up my stamina and hike at higher elevations that what I have here nearby (Cloudcroft here I come). If you are wondering I do not plan on summitting Mount Everest. I am only looking at mountain trekking. There was one story though of a young woman that was on her first attempt to climb Everest. When she was a student she was very shy and introverted. One of her professors said she needed to set a goal to do something outside of her comfort zone. She then overheard a conversation where a group was talking about climbing Everest. She went home and Googled what do I need to do to climb Mount Everest. Well three years later after much training she's on the mountain when the earthquake hits. She fortunately survives and over the next 7 years returns to Climb Everest and goes on to complete the Climb of the Seven Summits. I found her story so inspiring.
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