Motivation

I re-read my post from yesterday and couldn't help doing a follow-up.  I have to say more about "the weakest link".  One of the other things I pondered as Chrissy and I talked was why is it that all of the people that I've invited are more fit than I am?  I can't be THE most unfit person of all the people that I know.  And the answer can't just be that non-fit people don't want to climb 14ers.  I think there must be something in my psyche that finds these people motivating. 

I do know from other areas of my life that I am most likely to succeed when someone tells me that I won't.  I don't know if I just soooo like proving people wrong or if there's something awesome about doing "the impossible".  (I'm hoping it's the latter - the former just makes me sound like an awful person.)  I noticed it even in my self-speak on the hike on Wednesday.  There were a particular set of rock stairs that we were about to go up.  There were two or three landings on the way up.  Chrissy was hoping to go all the way up without stopping and I said to her, "Wait for a few, then come up.  I'll get a head start because I know I'm not going to make it all the way up."  To be perfectly honest, my thought was that I would stop at each landing.  Yet, that's not what I did.  I started climbing those steps and when I made it to the first landing, I just kept on climbing - and climbing.  I made it all the way to the third landing - where both of us stopped for a little break.

Ok, so someone telling me that I can't - be it myself or someone else - is a huge motivator for me.  The weird thing is that none of the friends that are going on this journey with me would ever say that to me.  They are all amazingly supportive women, who are not only my friends, but some of my biggest cheerleaders.  They will encourage me, root me on, praise my efforts and accomplishments and if necessary, they will go slow with me.  I am so blessed!!!!

So how does this all tie in together?  I have no idea.  These supportive friends don't exactly fit in with the "you can't do it" group.  Maybe it's just me - saying "I can't keep up with any of them." to myself - so I can prove myself wrong.  Ok.  But I'm still going to try to phrase it better!