Reflections, projections and more on the eve of the adventure

I have come to Denver! While I walk through the streets and make some last minute errands, my brain is guided in a mixture of emotion and anxiety. A minute I am full of trust. The next I am full of doubt. To distract myself, I thought it would be a good movement to write down some thoughts that I am having before my feet finally reached the road.

What do I hope to achieve?

To begin with, obvious things how to get to Durango and make central memories that I can share with friends and family. But beyond just completing the miles, I would like to concentrate on being more present every day. What I mean by that is that I don’t want to find myself focusing on miles daily, reaching a city or looking too far from what it will bring the next day. I want to enjoy everything that offers every day. I am grateful to have the opportunity to be here. I want to live in him without looking towards the finish line.

There is an appointment that I heard does the year of David Steindl-Rest: «We all know people who have a lot of misfortune, but they are deeply happy. Irrada happiness. Why? Because they are grateful.» I have many things in my life for being grateful. I hope that when living with gratitude while on the Colorado path, I can learn to live that way in my normal day to conclude this trip.

What has kept me awake at night?

What I can’t control along the way. Climate. Health. The unexpected. Fear is a dangerous animal. It is paralyzing. You can finish an adventure long before you start. I am not oblivious to anxiety and fear. It can be overwhelming and all consumption.

«What happens if I am trapped in a storm while it is completely exposed?»

«What happens if my body can’t endure?»

«If my mind sinks too much in the negative spaces, can I recover?»

«Will I be devoured by wolves, pumas and bears?»

I hope to keep mental monsters, fear and anxiety at bay. However, the threat of the unknown is always on the prowl, and that scares me.

Is the failure an option?

Always. Not by choice, of course, but failure is always possible. He took me three attempts to finally walk along the long path. The pain of two failed attempts roots me every day until I finally touched the Canadien border.

I hope that my success LT in 2024 translates into a great performance here in the CT in 2025. I am not naive enough to think that failure is not possible. All I can do is expect Luck Luck to be on my side during this walking attempt. If not, maybe I can find some success in the way in which an incomplete attempt. Time will say it.

How is success?

Touching the term south is an obvious measure of success. I consider it a successful baseline. I hope to leave the CT with a feeling of happy satisfaction. I love walking. I love to challenge myself to achieve difficult things. I want to challenge myself to practice any learning on the path in my life. Gratitude, full attention, presence. These are all the things I want to take home with my family. If I can do that, I will feel satisfied. Touching the term is just the beginning of a successful walk in the CT.

Pink, spine and sprout

This is something that I hope to use as a tool for daily reflection at the end of each day. When I was in VT, a group of walkers was lucky to take refuge with one night gathered us all and we turned to give our rose, thorns and shoots. Something good, something bad and something hopeful to limit every day.

For zero day, I would say …

Rose: I came to Denver and I can see a new city before entering nature.

Thorn: I can’t imagine that the dream is easy on the eve of the adventure.

BUD: Tomorrow is the big day! I hope that expectations and reality are in the same stadium!

Until next, thanks for reading!

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