Ya ya, no matter how much you negate it, we all have mental blocks. I have so many. For example, I cannot run a marathon or I cannot ride a bicycle without hands for more than 5 seconds (yup, 5 seconds is my max). But we all have our mental blocks. No matter how whimsical, they are there. My husband and I love hiking. We have tried many trails over the course of the past 1 year. Unfortunately we have a mental block. One that involves the 9-12 mile PG&E trail in Rancho San Antonio. We have been on the trail at least 5 times and have never completed it. We would always run away after 6 miles thinking we were too tired to complete the hike. Now we have done more steep hikes like Mission Peak multiple times but the longer ones are more harder.
Two weeks ago, a friend of ours came along with us. He is a powerhouse of stories. You name the topic and he would know something about it. A walking talking podcast of everything. We were so engaged in our discussion that we barely remember hiking. I just recall that we discussed about everything under the sun. At the end of the hike, we were satisfied and energized to do it again. Our friend had to leave and we were not very sure if we could make it as a couple.
I know what you might be thinking, why not just listen to something and complete your hike. Simple. No quite. When my husband and I go for a hike we make it a point not to use our "i" devices. The reason is only one. If we wanted to listen to our music why are we going together. So no devices, just you, your partner/friend, the trail and of course the nature. Bottom line the conversation matters. I was 100% sure that we would turn around midway after getting bored or fighting.
So here we were walking along the 10 mile loop and we just started talking about all the random stuff. Sometimes talking sometimes just being silent with our thoughts. Something changed in those 4 hours. We started appreciating the beautiful nature. Being one with the mountains, the streams, the animals was so wonderful. We completed the hike. Came home exhausted but very satisfied. Ready for more next week.
Moral of the story: It's all in the mind.. There should be no such thing as a mental block :)
Happy Hiking
Leena --<@
Two weeks ago, a friend of ours came along with us. He is a powerhouse of stories. You name the topic and he would know something about it. A walking talking podcast of everything. We were so engaged in our discussion that we barely remember hiking. I just recall that we discussed about everything under the sun. At the end of the hike, we were satisfied and energized to do it again. Our friend had to leave and we were not very sure if we could make it as a couple.
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| PG&E Trail at Rancho San Antonio |
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| At the top of the trail :) |
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| Walking through the woods |
Happy Hiking
Leena --<@
