I am going to begin this post by publicly shaming those who did not go hiking with Zach and me on Sunday. How dare you all get sick! I guess I can forgive you. In all seriousness, I realize there is an awful bug going around, and I sincerely do apologize to those who were victims of that over the weekend, because I know how awful it is to be sick.
Actually, it worked out well that nobody could come with us. I do not want to appear as if I do not like all of you or that I never want people to join Zach and me on our adventures – that is certainly not the case. It was just nice to have some alone time with Zach in nature – something we do not get often. It was something we both needed.
We were planning on doing the Living Room Hike because we started late in the day and we had too much going on to do a long hike. The Living Room Hike is in Salt Lake City, up one of the Red Butte Garden trails. It is named the "Living Room Hike" because, at the top, the rocks are rearranged as furniture.
Although I had done the Living Room Hike previously, I was game to do it again. However, because our trusty guides (ahem...Mary and Cameron...) were unable to accompany us, I made a futile effort to lead Zach up to the top, guided solely by my memory of hiking this trail one time previously with Mary. Well, I failed. However, we did hike quite a ways up the mountain and still ended up with a spectacular view.
Earlier in the week, I wrote about how hiking helps me to slow my mind down. Well, a few days later, I randomly stumbled across this interview with a Buddhist monk and a writer who has made it his life goal to live a slow, peaceful life. It is somewhat of a lengthy read, but I highly encourage you to at least skim through it. I find these two men fascinating and inspirational. It was something I definitely needed to read.
http://ideas.ted.com/want-to-be-happy-slow-down/
Off and on for the past five years, I have been trying to practice meditation and yoga. I have never been great at keeping this a routine. I have been better about it lately, but the problem is I tend to tell myself, "I do not have time today. Tomorrow, though, I will." This is never true. There will never "be time" if I do not make time, which is what I have been trying to accomplish with my hiking. I know I can easily tell myself, "I do not have time." Sure, it may be close to true – there are many things I could be doing instead, such as grading, working on my thesis, etc. But, I also have the ability to make time – to tell myself that this is now, and that I have to do it today. Hopefully, I will get better at using this approach with meditation and yoga in the future.
To conclude, I just want to say I appreciate all you who read or pretend to read my blog. It means a lot to me, and helps me to stay motivated on this hiking routine. Special shout-out to Zachary for helping me in both my goal and in life in general.
Actually, it worked out well that nobody could come with us. I do not want to appear as if I do not like all of you or that I never want people to join Zach and me on our adventures – that is certainly not the case. It was just nice to have some alone time with Zach in nature – something we do not get often. It was something we both needed.
We were planning on doing the Living Room Hike because we started late in the day and we had too much going on to do a long hike. The Living Room Hike is in Salt Lake City, up one of the Red Butte Garden trails. It is named the "Living Room Hike" because, at the top, the rocks are rearranged as furniture.
Although I had done the Living Room Hike previously, I was game to do it again. However, because our trusty guides (ahem...Mary and Cameron...) were unable to accompany us, I made a futile effort to lead Zach up to the top, guided solely by my memory of hiking this trail one time previously with Mary. Well, I failed. However, we did hike quite a ways up the mountain and still ended up with a spectacular view.
Earlier in the week, I wrote about how hiking helps me to slow my mind down. Well, a few days later, I randomly stumbled across this interview with a Buddhist monk and a writer who has made it his life goal to live a slow, peaceful life. It is somewhat of a lengthy read, but I highly encourage you to at least skim through it. I find these two men fascinating and inspirational. It was something I definitely needed to read.
http://ideas.ted.com/want-to-be-happy-slow-down/
Off and on for the past five years, I have been trying to practice meditation and yoga. I have never been great at keeping this a routine. I have been better about it lately, but the problem is I tend to tell myself, "I do not have time today. Tomorrow, though, I will." This is never true. There will never "be time" if I do not make time, which is what I have been trying to accomplish with my hiking. I know I can easily tell myself, "I do not have time." Sure, it may be close to true – there are many things I could be doing instead, such as grading, working on my thesis, etc. But, I also have the ability to make time – to tell myself that this is now, and that I have to do it today. Hopefully, I will get better at using this approach with meditation and yoga in the future.
To conclude, I just want to say I appreciate all you who read or pretend to read my blog. It means a lot to me, and helps me to stay motivated on this hiking routine. Special shout-out to Zachary for helping me in both my goal and in life in general.
"It so often happens that somebody says 'change your life' and you repaint your car rather than re-wire the engine." -- Pico Iyer
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