After this weekend, I didn’t think so. I hiked 14+ miles to the top of Clouds Rest in Yosemite National Park. Yes – you read that right…14+ miles. While it took 10 hours, it was well worth it. As I sat on the peak, looking down on Half Dome (yes…down) I thought to myself, “I can’t believe I did this. I cannot believe I made it this far”. I was legitimately impressed that a more rotund than should be asthmatic girl made it to the top with little to know training. Granted, it did take 10 hours, but I made it. And the view was spectacular…see?
While I certainly needed rest after, I have to wonder, have I taken that “rest” too far? Am I using the HUGE blisters on my feet as an excuse? Because of needing to be so disciplined to make it to the top of the mountain, I wonder if I decided it was okay to leave it up there. Sure, there are things I really do have a legitimate excuse for (I can’t run because I literally cannot put a shoe on my left foot because the blister is so bad), but do I pretend to have legitimate excuses for everything? I think more often than not, I do. I want to say that I am organized and do well with my time, but in all honesty, I wait until the very last minute to do things. Or in some cases, I just don’t do them at all.
While I like to think this could change, I am a realist, my friends. If I have had a lack of discipline for the past 27 years of my life, it might take another 27 to change. So I think for the time being, I’ll keep the lack of discipline, and when God wants to miraculously change me, which he can and might at some point, I’ll work on it then. Maybe this isn’t the best decision but it’s worked for me thus far, and frankly, it’s gonna take some discipline that I am only going to pull out when absolutely necessary – like my next hike.