ROCK CLIMBING

I totally just went rock climbing and rappelling. Yeah, it was pretty amazing and fun. It sure does hurt your toes though :)

Me all decked out ready to start, trying not to freeze with the cold morning and super high winds. I went with the youth of my church on their activity since I am one of the young women leaders; I totally got to adventure because of my amazing calling. Hehe. I love my calling for so many reasons. 

Yeah, that's me up there. I've been wanting to try rock climbing out for a couple years, but was never at a place physically where I could... Until now. I love living in a place where outdoor adventures are possible pretty much whenever I'm up for one. Maybe more are in my future. Good ole Mt. Lemmon and Windy Point were the location for today's play. 

Great view from the base of the climb, which is about 60ft. It was a really fun day. I learned I can do hard things physically, but I had to not think to much about not being able to accomplish it which really helped me finish. It took me probably longer than other people, but I still did it. Yay me! And Yay for a great teacher and belayer who guided me and helped me when I felt stuck. 

It was also a really interesting learning experiemce to not really "experience" what my ideas of rock climbing were, but to experience the reality of what it was. It was both way easier and way harder than I expected. I was very pleasantly surprised with the whole experience. 

This is something I think I would enjoy doing again. I also learned rappelling is really fun and that has to be part of the deal. Haha. 

Repition, repitition, repitition.

This last Sunday I took the opportunity to re read the last couple years worth of blog posts, a journaling reflection if you will... let's just say that they seem to be about the EXACT. SAME. THINGS. Patience, worth, and health seem to be life themes these past three years... hmmmm. What to think about that?

I also learned grammar was not my strong point and I repeated myself a lot back in the day. Now, do I go back and edit those posts, and make them sound better, or accept them as they are. Thinking of them as a representation of growth I've experienced in gaining knowledge? I think lazy is going to win out and I'll leave them as is. haha.

I've been noting the repetition I see in the scriptures lately and recognize it is a sign of importance on a subject. I have to ask myself if I'm giving the subjects in my life the right attention in learning their importance for me. I wonder if these same things will continue to be my life lessons or will they change? Only time will tell. Thankfully I have this here blog to help me reflect. I believe Heavenly Father knows what He is talking about when He tells us to journal. I should try a little harder at combining my journaling efforts. Facebook and Instagram are for sure little snippets of our lives, how fun it would be to see everything chronologically laid out over the time frame of Finding my ore. 

Another goal for 2014, here we go ;)