May Day

I didn't mean for May to be such a monumental month for me but it is really shaping up to be that way.  I signed up last week for my college graduation ceremony. This has been a long time coming. I started college like many right out of high school but found that I was not ready to actually go into class and study or at least didn't have the motivation to do it. I took classes off and on but than a couple of years ago decided I was getting passed up on too many jobs to not do something about it. It seems the corporate world wants you to have a degree but they don't really care what it is in. I started back to school a couple of years ago. It has seemed like an eternity and because I didn't get my associates first I lost some credits that I had already taken because of my stupidity. I originally wasn't going to walk but as I get closer to finishing I am finding that I am excited to walk and prove to myself I did it.

The other thing that is monumental for me in May is my first and maybe last half marathon. I originally was not chosen to do this half but they later came back and let me in. The Ogden Half marathon is set along the beautiful Ogden Canyon and is mostly down hill. As a runner you realize even though down hill should be easier some times it is worse on your chins and other parts of your body.  In the past I have only done 5Ks and a 7k so this will be the longest I have ever ran. I am trying to get into a training schedule but the holidays are hard on time. I am going to have to settle down and start getting my running time in so that I will be prepared for this huge goal of mine.

I posted a picture of the Ogden canyon where there is a waterfall at one spot. My goals are somewhat like this waterfall. When you have your goals they may make you feel you are going off a cliff like this to a waterfall. They may seem steep and a long way to the bottom or end. If you believe in yourself to reach out and jump over that cliff you may find that you amaze yourself. Any goal that is worth while is just outside of your comfort zone and will make you grow and be stronger.  You just have to have the guts to make that first leap of faith.

I am a huge Lord of the Rings Fan and I really love the quote from the movie where Bilbo is talking to Frodo his nephew he says :"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to” Bilbo Baggins. I think come may I will look at what I have done and maybe go out my front door again to see where I will be swept away too. Meeting these goals doesn't mean I am done it means I can move on to new ones.