This weekend we came across a field of wildflowers and it was the most wonderful thing. Is there anything more beautiful? My mom and I were beyond excited to get out of the vehicle and wade through the ocean of flowers. I am so thankful for the seasons and the beauty we get to experience here in Alberta.
This little pit-stop is one of my highlight of the year. Its the simple things.
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Earlier this year I decided to make a goal for myself. I was going to try and accomplish 30 hikes this year. We are now halfway through 2017 and I am officially half way to reaching my goal. I have never been much of a goal setter or go-getter so this whole process of setting personal goals has been a new one and I have been learning a lot about myself through this process.
First of all, I didn’t realize how crippling the social media comparison game had become on my life. I began to realize that I was doing things primarily for the sake of ‘keeping my image up.’ I was hiking for the image. Convincing myself that people would like me more if I was more adventurous. That my life and worth was only as great as my last adventure. What a lie! And it’s one I kept telling myself over and over again. It came to a point where I was no longer hiking for myself, but rather for the image I wanted to portray of myself. Then I asked myself the hard question: Do you do the things you love for yourself? Or do you do them to make an image for yourself? When I reflect on this I can see that I was living for the image. For what I hoped people would see me as. I was finding value in other people’s thoughts and perceptions of me, instead of finding value in myself and who I was created to be. I was so focused on my image I lost track of why I was actually even doing the things I loved. What a bummer it is to admit this. When it sinks in that that image I was trying to create for myself wasn’t actually me at all. That I limiting and selling myself short again and again. What I have loved about this journey is that I have noticed a change in myself and my attitude. Where I used to compete with others who I felt were more adventurous than me, I now compete with myself. My goal is now the driving factor to get on the trail and it’s so freeing. I get to be me. Not this unrealistic image of myself that I'd been creating and trying to keep up with. Through this process I’ve been learning that happiness is way more important than what people think of you. That each one of us has a journey we get to take and each one gets to be so uniquely different. So I encourage you to ask yourself the hard question. I know I can't be the only one who has these struggles and it's something that I continue to battle with. I am thankful for this new season of learning and I am excited about whats to come. Fifteen more hikes, here I come. |
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