Accomplishing Goals

 Today I awoke with a renewed enthusiasm to succeed in this journey to EBC. Even after my crappy workout this morning i stayed positive. My yoga went great, my Wim Hoff breathing was a minor struggle and the stair stepper was a total bust again as my knee started hurting almost right away even though I had on my knee brace. I have ordered some new ones and they should get delivered tomorrow. I hope that they will help. I looked up online what type of exercises I should be doing to help strengthen and improve my knees. I'm pretty much doing it right. Several of my yoga positions were recommended so I really need to focus on them. I just have to remind myself to take it slow... I've plenty of time to build up my strength and get in shape. The only thing I feel a bit of pressure for is to be in half decent shape for Alaska. We don't have any big hikes planned, but hope to do a few short ones (less than 2 miles). 

Maintaining the enthusiasm to train for the EBC trek has been more difficult than what I had imagined. It would be so easy to just throw in the towel and take an easier path in life. I could go buy an camper and just hit the road seeing things as I fly past them on the highway. That was pretty much how I saw things as a kid when vacationing with my parents. Honestly, we went to the Grand Canyon on our way back to Texas from California, We entered the park, parked the car, walked up to the upper edge of the South Rim, looked over the edge, took a few pictures, got back into the car and then continued the drive home. I like to go to one place and spend time there. I want to explore the area, try the local cuisine, get to know the people and culture and just savor the experience. I like to go to new places, some of them maybe off the beaten path. I like new experiences. I love adventure. I don't want to grow old sitting in front of the television. I want to go to EBC and be able to boast about it! I want to tell people to get out and and live, enjoy life, don't let age get in the way of pursuing your dreams. I want to feel that sense of accomplishment of achieving a really big goal, a dream, a life well lived.