xtreme hiking challenge

Yesterday I hiked 25 miles with 6 classmates in the Rachel Carson Hiking Challenge. My whole body is sore today. It was a challenge, especially with my crappy knee, but worth every minute!
Details to come...

thoughts and stuff

It's amazing how much perception is reality. I'll never forget what my high school boyfriend said to me once. "Your problems are your problems, no matter how small they may seem to other people" He proceeded to tell me a story about a girl in our class who was freaking out ready to kill herself, over her mom finding her cigerettes. Seems silly, right, but to her it was the end of the world.

I've seen similar things where people see the same situation very differently, and are adament that THEY have the right perception, without considering other views. Someone who is hallucinating may really be seeing bugs crawling on their skin. That is their reality, you can't say no, you AREN'T seeing bugs right now, dude.

Anywho, I'm rambling I guess. I am just fascinated by how much attitude factors into happiness or just perception of your life in general. I could just decide that today is a good day and I'm pretty cool and suddenly I see things differently. Yes it is a good day, wow look I have like a million great things going for me. Great friends, a good head on my shoulders, a happy-but-dysfunctional family. If everyone just took a couple mins to focus on the good instead of wallowing in the bad, there may be a tad less prozac in the world.

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happy birthday C-Money!!!!!

It's all about the passion!