I was having a Debbie Downer day the other day. I got home from work and literally cried myself into an hour long nap while poor Kurt tried to console me. I screamed at him! I started going off about stupid dirty dishes that hadn't been washed, so he went and washed them. I felt terrible. Haven't you ever just had those days!?
I just felt so blah, and when I feel blah, I start picking myself apart, saying what I can do better, what I should do better, etc. I complained to Kurt and said I wasn't going anywhere in life and hadn't accomplished anything cool. Ya, I know..it's a crappy quality to have!
I woke up from my nap and somehow started looking through my photo albums on my computer. I came across one I took last February.
Clearly, that ain't me! But I took it.
At the top of Mt Monadnock in New Hampshire. Yeah, it's not a very known mountain, but it is known as the second most climbed mountain in the world, after Mt. Fuji.
That guy right there, climbed that mountain
every single day for 8 years straight. 2,850 days to be exact. Not even kidding you..he climbed it every. single. day. He climbed it during blizzards, hurricanes, thunderstorms, heat waves, you name it, he climbed through it. But one day, he got pneumonia, and his doctor told him if he hiked it one more day, he could die.
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Imagine your life after you don't climb that damn mountain? I mean, it was his goal every day..to hike that mountain and touch the marker at the very top. He was defeated. He was angry. But at the same time, a whole new life opened up to him. He could now go on other excursions he had been planning to do, he could now go visit family, go away for a weekend. He wasn't held back by his mountain.
I had the opportunity to interview him and actually climb with him..in freakin' February. I wore a pair of cramp-ons..those spike thingies that clip onto your shoes in case you slip and fall. YIKES! But it was an experience I will never ever forget.
It made me start thinking about my own accomplishments. He inspired me to want to set goals, and accomplish them. I have a few goals in life, but I think they're silly. I want to do some fo real..like somethin' big! I just don't know what yet...but life's too short!
Oh! You guys should tooootally read the article I wrote about Mountain Man..I promise it's pretty interesting and it really makes you wonder about things people do and why they do it. Plus, I wrote it, so why WOULDN'T you want to read it!? haha I'm only jokinnn
Click here to read it!!
What do you guys want to accomplish in life? Do you know yet? Or do you have any plans?