To the Extreme

So recently I have been on this great adventure kick and I'm trying to figure out what its all about and where it has all come from. Last night after talking to my mom about that days adventure (more on that later) I figured it out. For a very long time I was a passive participant in my own life.

I was boring. I had no interests, no hobbies, nothing exciting going on in my life at all. I felt bored all the time because I was boring. Right now I feel like I'm having a rebirth of sorts. I'm really, truly coming into my own and learning how to stretch in my skin. I feel as if I can grab anything up in this world and do anything that I want. I've never felt this way before.

Now what brought on this change intitally is beyond me. I feel as if I literally woke up one day and decided to go really live life.

As for yesterdays challenge. I went rock climbing for the first time. Granted it was indoors but it was fun and exhilirating all the same. I never would have thought that climbing 45 feet straight up would be no big deal to me. But it was. It was just amazing.

When you are climbing all you are focused on is reaching the top. Thats it. It was like when I was looking down it didn't even register to me how high up I was. It just didn't cross my mind. All I was thinking about was where the hell is the next foot hold?

What was great too was that the instructor has you practice falling on a shorter wall. Which is great because once you get out to the 45 footer you feel like you can fall and you know you will be safe. Actually at one point my belayer told me to fall since I was stuck in one spot on the wall. Without doubt I just let go and fell and moved to a new spot on the wall.

It was so much fun and something that I could really see myself doing a couple times a week. It was a good workout and really got your adrenaline going and really works all areas of your body. I was exhausted when I came back from class. It was worth every penny I spent on it.