Cherished Gear Stolen, Overcoming Adversity

Last night my jeep was broken into and some things I treasure including this gorgeous lime green rope pictured here were stolen. Car window smashed in, and gear bag full of valuable, adventure-ready items I cherish deeply due to being tied to experiences, was taken from me. I want to talk about this for a few reasons. 1, to aid in healing my own torment over having left items in my vehicle…my storage was closed for the night, it was raining, the bag was too large to haul onto my boat, sooo many reasons (excuses)… no matter what it is, if its important to you or even looks slightly cool, NEVER leave it in your car. Especially in Seattle! 2. I went to bed last night with rage. (Lol in case you’re thinking I go hulk over just a rope, the total contents were > $2k 🤦‍♀️ ) I carried it in my chest and it burned like acid reflux and kept me up at night. What we feel and ruminate over affects us physically AND mentally, and this was a prime example of a need to let go in order to not let the event harm me more than it did and I failed last night. Be careful of letting your emotions control you. When you relive them, you’re suffering twice and then some instead of just once. 3. EVERYONE has suffering in their lives. It’s easy to get caught up in the highlight reels of everyone’s life on here, but beneath the treasure chest of incredible moments captured is pain, trauma, shame, heartache, loss and grief. No one escapes it, this is just not the forum it gets discussed on and its important to remember that when getting stuck in the comparison game. Part of why I go after my dreams and passions so hard is I have a solid 20 years of suffering under my belt i'm trying to replace with positive memories to ease the bad. Don’t wish to be in others shoes, instead custom fit your own from experience, aided by inspiration you get from others and the paths they had to walk to make it to the scene you admire. The best views are usually after the hardest climbs. Literally and figuratively. Continued in comments…