Don’t Hide Yourself Away

What’s wrong? Why are you so hesitant? Do you wish you didn’t know me? Did I do something wrong? I thought we were friends? I just wanna know what’s up. I want to help. Let me in? Please?

Hurdles

You get over one hurdle and there’s always another one. Isn’t that right? I’m thinking perhaps it’s about momentum. You have to keep it going or you’ll lose it. Bounce off the last one and jump straight over the next one.

I used to love that feeling of jumping over the hurdles. Sure on my first night at athletics I literally fell and smashed one to irreparable pieces but that didn’t prevent me from trying it again.

Tomorrow I will finally finish year 11. I’ve been counting the sleeps til the holidays and I have a ‘bucket list’ planned before I enter the doom that is year 12. But before I can embark on my enjoyable holidays I have to jump over the hurdle that would be a two-day Duke of Edinburgh hike.

We’re meeting at 6.45 in the morning out in the middle of woop woop and then there’s two whole days with a pack on my back to get through it. I hate hiking. Every time I go I bite my lip and ask myself what the heck I am doing there. But afterward you feel amazing!

Afterward is the bet bit… I’m just anticipating the dread that will be surging through my body as I trudge up these mountains. Just another hurdle. Just another jump!

What are the hurdles in your life at the moment? How do you deal with them? Jump!