Mountain Talk

I don’t often sit still. If I am sitting still, it’s usually with a computer on my lap (and no less than six tabs open), some laundry running and a conversation happening all at once. I’m not the type that can just sit on the porch and ponder. I’ll read a book or maybe bring a notebook to jot down some form of a list…I think you get the idea.

Sometimes the lists and the planning and the thoughts all need to just slow down. We need to get to the place were we can just be without being someone or doing something. We need to simply exist and know that we still matter without all the extra stuff floating through our minds.

Blue Ridge Mountains | Moving Peaces

Over the weekend we hiked several miles up and down a mountain. As we hiked the first mile, we chatted about goals and plans for the future, despite running out of breath with the ever-increasing altitude. By the second mile we talked about the views we were seeing and what we would eat for dinner later that night. As we hiked and climbed higher, we didn’t focus on anything but just getting there. We were only hikers then.

If you encounter other hikers on the trail, no one asks what your day job is. Seldom do people ask where you’re from. Never do they ask what you do in your free time or if you’ve seen the latest blockbuster. No one knows if you make a lot of money or if you volunteer regularly in the community.

The Hike | Moving Peaces

There’s only one thing on their minds, too. The hike. Are we close? Does it get harder? Isn’t it a great view?

And as we got higher and then later descended, there was only one thing we could focus on. We could only take each step in front of us. It didn’t matter in that moment who we were. We just had to keep going.

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Sometimes in the journey to finding self, we need to stop thinking about ourselves. Stop thinking about the stuff going on or the possibilities. We get to be another human in the hike of life and just take a step at a time.

 

 

31 Days: Finding Self | Moving PeacesThis post is a part of the Finding Self series for the 31 Days of blogging in October.
To see the all posts in this series, check out the Finding Self page.

 

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  • https://plus.google.com/107614733760060960196 Neive Osborn

    This is so great! I’m not one to sit and do nothing either, nothing but just pondering and slowing down. I just came back from a 3 days camping adventure 4 hours away with no cell service! It was such a refresher and really opended my eyes to how much I am constantly doing something. We all need to slow down!!

  • Jenna @ A Savory Feast

    This is beautiful! I definitely have a hard time just letting myself slow down. I am always working on something! Thanks for the encouragement and reminder today.

  • http://www.robynsnest.org Robyn B

    so this is the perfect analogy! i am realizing this is probably why i like hiking so much! it makes it easier to just quiet down my mind! love this post!

  • Scoochie Mama

    Right on! Love the metaphorical style writing, Samantha.

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