It's The Climb!

So this morning I was on my daily "5 mile" walk in the most beautiful forest in the northwest! My awesome friends (insane enough to join me) were talking about how long it takes us to get from point A to point B when you have 2 babies in strollers, 2 pregnant girls and 2 dogs on leashes! Sometimes we hit the finish line in a record time of 2 HOURS (sarcasm)! I know that doesn't qualify us for the 2012 Olympics, but we are training for it nonetheless (ha ha). Today I hit the 2 mile mark and immediately a list of a million "to do" items popped in my head...pick up the dry cleaning, go to the post office, etc., etc., etc., and I got a little overwhelmed, wishing I was at mile marker 5. Ever been there before..overwhelmed? Yea...I figured I was the only one (ha ha).
And then...as if the Lord just took 50 lbs off my shoulders, I realized that the only thing that mattered was the 3 miles ahead of me! Later in the day the Miley Cyrus song "The Climb" came on the radio (I posted it on my playlist for your convenience) and she was totally singing what I was thinking! "Aint about how fast I get there, aint about what's waiting on the other side, it's the CLIMB!" I am 26 years old and have always been told this, but today...I think it made a little more sense! So starting now I am going to enjoy life for what it IS and not what it ISN'T. Because afterall, aren't we ALL so blessed with everything we really need? I am so grateful for Pete, Boston, my family, my friends, cell phones, Hot Tamales (candy), chicken tacos, my warm bed (Pete is camping with the Boy Scouts in the middle of the Cascades right now), the GOSPEL and toothpaste! I have a list about "5 miles" long of all the reasons that life is nothing short of incredible!