I like to hike. A lot. I would hike all the time if I could. Hiking, as in life, has ups and downs. When you stand on the edge of a great vista and can see some great beauty or for miles and miles, it is easy to be pumped up about what lies ahead. Sunrise in the mountains in particularly sweet, when the long shadows leave a mark on the land and your soul that takes a bit to wash away. Much more difficult are the days or miles when you see long, busy valleys before you where you can barely see around the next turn. The miles pass slowly and the trees seems to hide a consistent variety of uphills and downhills that hurt your legs and your spirit.
This week was the long, low valley after last weeks high I had a great deal of work that I had to get done no later than Thursday, as I was supposed to be gone for a business trip. I worked too much Monday through Wednesday and took on some assignments that I was not prepared for and as a result did not do well on. Only once my business trip was canceled was I able to breath a but but the damage was done. I was tired in body and soul and could't make my brain work at all. All the other things that remained went on the back burner as I spent friday sitting at my desk at work staring at the walls.
I spent very little time working on both my school entrepreneurial goals and also the list of things I had decided to work on this week as a result of last weeks epiphanies. I have a new goal facing me as I go into this week. I am going to get more sleep, have fewer caffeinated drinks, and focus more on the things that matter. I want to go hiking. I have a trip planned in six weeks, I am going to keep that in my mind as I try to pile up the miles through this current valley.
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