Get Going

Big thanks to Steve Weiss who sent me a big piece of inspiration this morning.

People often ask why I live in Utah, so far from my family and all that I grew up with. They wonder why I am so head-over-heels (sometimes literally) in love with skiing, climbing, mountain biking, etc. No matter how plainly I try to put it to them, I get one of two reactions:

A. staring as if I were the freakshow at an Arkansas carnival; or
B. glazing over while I gush on and on about what this lifestyle means to me.

It's changed my life. I thought I lived mighty fine before Utah; I had my dance teams and the beach and life was pretty sweet. But I never really challenged myself until I hit the West. Suddenly a world opened up to me that I had only seen in glimpses of magazine ads and stunts in movies. I never imagined real, everyday people did those things. I never imagined I'd be doing those things.

I am, and I'd never change it for a second. And since you may be beginning to do either A or B listed above, I'm gonna let someone else do the talking for me. Like I told Steve when he sent this to me:

This captures perfectly why we do what we do. It's not really a choice anymore, it's a need. It's what fuels life. Besides, who wants to sit when there's so much out there to do and see?

Enjoy.