Today, my friend Sarah reminded me of our experience with Beyond Malibu – the Outward bound type of backcountry hiking trip we did when we were 16. So many things were learned during that week in the mountains. It was probably one of the most challenging things I have ever done. Both physically and emotionally.
There were 8 of us in the group plus 2 leaders and everyone had a breaking point during the week. Sarah confronted her very real fear of heights and repelled down a 70 foot cliff. Our other friend Laura was the toughest of the lot and only had her moment on the last day when she reached for her shoelace and pulled a mouse out of her boot (RIP little Mickey). I succumbed early on after hiking in the rain all day and exhausted and freezing couldn’t figure out how to get my tent together.
I got through my breaking point and so did everyone else. There was no option to quit and the group depended on each person to be strong and well, just have your cry and get over it. And coming down the mountain at the end, none of us were the same girls that went up. I had this feeling that if I could do that then I could do anything.
Perspectively Yours 