I've heard many things about this trip, mostly positive and affirming but some negative. In the time leading up to a long distance thr...

I've heard many things about this trip, mostly positive and affirming but some negative. In the time leading up to a long distance thru-hike, especially if you are sharing about your upcoming journey, someone you come across is bound to give negative feedback at some point.


"That's out of the ordinary" is one of many that I have heard and it was meant in both a positive and negative fashion. Others have reminded me in various ways of my joy in starting and yet not always finishing something. Some have asked "Are you still doing the Appalachian Trail thing?" and many people are curious with all the other commitments in life how I am going to be able to take 6 months away.

Today when I read this quote it spoke to my inner being, it reflected my desires back at me, and it encouraged me in this journey. I want to take a moment and share it with all of you and encourage each of you who are following this journey of mine to take a moment and reflect on this reality.
Our existence is not even a blip on the spectrum of time. If we continually focus on doing what others desire of us, what society tells us is necessary, and what we have grown up being programed to believe, we will have wasted what little time we have. I encourage you to reflect on this and don't focus on the past but what you can do NOW and in the FUTURE!

-OmPi (ॐ π)