‘I wasn’t going to make it to the top’
I was not prepared for this hike.
I was traveling with a college group in New Zealand, and this was our first outing that involved significant physical activity. To call it strenuous would be an understatement. Our trek was up a nearly vertical pathway that offered no relief. Within five minutes I was huffing, puffing, and telling one of my friends that she’d have to go on without me because I couldn’t do it. I wasn’t going to make it to the top. But she encouraged me to go farther, and we stopped several times, which helped a little. Another friend grabbed my hand and hiked alongside me. I still felt utterly useless and slow and was afraid of holding everyone back and being judged. But it wasn’t long before I realized that this negative attitude really wasn’t working for me, so I decided to pray as we continued hiking.
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