Andrey and his friends introduced me to a hike we call Morrison.(http://alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/mt-morrison-direct-east-face)
Now if I could describe this hike in any way, I'd say its like a 14er without the elevation. Morrison is if im not wrong about a 3 mile hike with a constant, ongoing, super steep incline. Me and andrey went once or twice last year..but I started hiking it by myself about two weeks ago. Its not an easy trail but my first time going up, I killed it! Slayyedd it. With fear of snakes being my drive I made it to the very top in 45 minutes. Everyone I told was pretty impressed because I guess thats a pretty good time. Now, the trail pretty much consists of two parts... the first part is the worst.. its the steepest and hardest on your body, the second part consists of mild rock climbing and scrambling up boulders. I did it three days in a row that week, and each time it took longer because my body was exhausted, but it did feel easier on my heart and lungs.
So here's where im going with this... a week and a half later I decide to go back up...and this time I learned a valuble lesson.
The first time I did Morrison I was on this streak of being very physically active and eating super clean... but last week, until this day, I completey destroyed everything. I ate junk all week; chips, desert, pizza, ice cream..
And I was a lot lazier then usual. Because of this (and my hurt ankle) I finished morrison (the whole thing) 15 minutes later than my fastest time, and with a sick feeling the whole way up.
I sufferred up that thing so much that I made myself a goal that I would never treat my body like that again. I plan on staying as active as I can and eating as clean as I can all week. So that next week when I do morrison again, I could possibly beat my time or at least be close to it. Most of all though, so that I could hike without feeling sick.
With all this being said..I truly realized that what goes in, does come out. I put junk in my body, I felt like terrible and got terrible results. When I took care of my body, I got results I was happy with and felt good about myself. I realized how truly important it is to stay away from unhealthy foods and to stick to the healthy eating lifestyle. So I hope I could get to the point where I dont fall into this junk food trap again.
Another reminder I took to myself from this, was that this totally applies to our spiritual health as well. If we watch junk, listen to junk, think about pointless things..then it will all come out and show on the outside. You will never progress in who you are, you will only slow down. What you put inside your spirutual life will affect your attitude, your personality, and your vibe. The more good you fill your mind with, and the more Christ you fill your heart with, the more you will show: joy, love, peace and other amazing qualities. You will get to where you want to spiritually and from there get even better. A healthy spiritual lifestyle wont make you feel sick as you walk on this trail of life.(how deep)
This makes me so thankful that God provides us with so many chances.
As much as we fall, consume junk, as often as we give up, or get stuck, life goes on and each new day we have the chance to change. That means you dont have to spend it being stuck in one place, you can try again, you can push harder, you can improve. So dont live your life thinking this is all you've got, this is all you're capable of. We all fall, and if I can get out of my junk food rut and pursue my goals then I can get out of my spiritually low rut. So can you! We all need to take every day to advantage and just try again from a clean slate.
I think we all fall, or get stuck in a rut once in a while to truly realize how much better life is when we are out of it. Maybe I think to much, but im glad I could take something for myself in random situations. Most of all I encourage all Colorado residents to hike Morrison at least once this summer. Because look how many lessons it taught me in just an hour. If you dont live in Co sorry. Jk... just going outside and enjoying nature teaches you so much in itself, you can learn from anything.