Things are looking up! Mostly, because if I look down this Saturday, I'll probably freeze with fear!
This Saturday, August 14th, I will be rappelling down Rainier Tower in Seattle. It's 514 ft and 41 stories high. Yep, it's true. I think I lost my marbles. The good news about that is, they won't be rolling around in my head making me dizzy while I make my way down. I'm excited, a little terrified, and ready! Kinda really wish I wasn't going it alone, but as with all major things in your life, you often have to go them alone. I've finished 7 races this year alone, so I can do this!
My next 5k is 2.5 weeks out, so I've been training for it. It's a challenge to get up at 545a and run, but I'm making it happen. (HUGE thanks to my pal Anna, who calls me to make sure I'm up. Thank God for her!) For the last few weeks, I've been doing a lot of ab and arm exercises to prep for the rappel. I don't want to be hanging there with an arm cramp, unwilling or unable to move. Yesterday, the doc said I have fantastic muscle mass, so there's that. :)
I've turned a corner. I'm expectant and hopeful, grateful and ready for something great to happen. It's not that I wasn't before, but this huge mind/heart block that was there for a long time is gone now. Dissipating in the least. I'm losing weight and feeling better, eating healthy and spending time reading. A few gal pals and I started a new devotion on eating right and it's really made a huge difference. It's so nice to FEEL good. A few personal victories didn't hurt, either :)
Still wanting to be in Seattle, but the door isn't open just yet. So in the mean time, I'll go for races, events, fun with a wonderful person, and adventure.
It's been a wackadoo year, but certainly memorable. Friends come and go, but God is faithful.
Happy August!
M
