Day 18: The first job I took after
college was in Human Resources at
Keystone Resort. If you craned your neck far enough out the window you could see the slopes from my office. My apartment was .5 miles from the gondola. Life was good. I lived there for a year and a half and had a lot of big first time life experiences; first pair of skis, first successful double black diamond run, first frostbite (in multiple places), first time eating sushi, first real job, first time paying bills, first serious car accident on ice, first love, first heartbreak, first eating disorder and the best decision I have ever made: leaving. I loved my life there, but I knew there was something else waiting for me.
Yesterday I skied Arapahoe Basin with a pair of fresh eyes and a changed heart. I am grateful for the things in my past that shaped the person that I am today. I have not dwelled on my mistakes, but I have built from them. To say that I was overcome with emotion yesterday would be an understatement. I let go of a huge part of my life a long time ago. And yesterday, more than ever, I embraced the present and my future.
The fresh snow, bluebird skies, snow-dusted pine trees and mountains framing the runs had little to do with my realization. Nelson Mandela said it best, “there is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.” The mountains will always be there for me whenever I need some soul awakening. For that, I am ever grateful.
Day 19: For lack of extra time today, I have to combine the two days. Tonight I am going to practice yoga at lululemon at our weekly Vino & Vinyasa.
365 Days, 365 Workouts 