Mountain Inspo
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” ~ John Muir
In honor of International Mountain Day, I’d like to share my mountain inspo… 🏔️💘
About this time last year, several friends asked what was next on my bucket list. I honestly didn’t have anything in mind and knew setting an audacious goal was a big commitment, but I felt like it was about time to fill my bucket up again. Specifically with something that inspired me, that reignited the flame inside my heart and brought me back to the core of who I really am. I tossed around a couple ideas, like summiting a physical mountain again, which I did many years ago, or maybe completing a Half Iron Man triathlon. I’d done a handful of shorter multi-sport races, but that would truly be a monumental challenge. You see, I’d been climbing “mountains” for some years now of personal challenge and of overcoming, with yoga as one of the tools that helped me move and breathe and find peace through it all…but my friends reminded me that this time I would get to choose the mountain I’d climb. 🤍
I set my sights on the 70.3, and in September 2024, I took in the view from the top, completing the Wildman Long Distance Triathlon in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky…and somehow I even ended up on the podium. Honestly, it was even harder than I’d imagined, but it was worth it, and I’m thankful for step and stroke.
It’s time now to start imagining what’s next. I’ll continue with the goal I set for myself this year, fixing my eyes on another “mountain” up ahead on the horizon, something that truly lights my fire, and checking everything I do by whether it moves me further up that mountain or not. I’ll do it every year that I’m lucky enough to continue breathing and moving through this wondrous, adventure-filled world. Living life fully. Breathing deeply. Practicing gratitude and grace. Challenging myself and rising up.
My tattoo is the reminder to myself to keep my eyes fixed on these things that fuel me forward - and to stay rooted in all the places and people that feel most like home.
What mountain is calling your name? 🏔️💭
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