Embracing My Hiking Self

"Every action you take is a vote for the person you wish to become." 📖Atomic Habits ✍️James Clear I’ve been thinking about this quote since I read this habit-changing book. He makes it sound so simple. Then again, if it was, maybe it wouldn’t take a whole book to convince us. 😉 Do you ever imagine a different You? 🪴The Joanna Gaines You at Target. 📦The organized You at the Container Store. 👗The well-dressed You at the mall. 🥾Hiking Me loves camping gear. She’s been hidden for decades. She wants to know what it feels like to adventure for miles in hiking boots. She wants to looks in the mirror and sees a hiker. To be Toughness & Strength. 🏔️ I think I spent every summer of my childhood in Colorado wanting to be that person. But, my family didn’t hike. We camped in an RV. Roughing it was going without electricity in the camper for five days with a generator and a pit potty for daytime use. (Sorry, Mom and Dad❤️) Two decades later, it’s time to become this person. I bought a proper day bag at REI. I have a weekend overnight hike planned with friends in April. The kids and I will go adventuring with more intention and frequency. Heck, I have even started looking the part with leggings and a puffy coat. 🤩Here’s to voting with my actions and making 2023 the year of Strong Mom. Next Christmas, I can go into @rei or @bassproshops confident of what I need for my next adventure. Because I’ve been there and done that. I’m Hiking Me. 📸Pic from me in my happy place. 📍Colorado Mountains, January 2022. 👉Which You needs to come out? Here’s to voting with our actions! ❤️ Bobbie //——-Make sure you’re following @reclaimingwonders as I take on this journey. I hope to encourage all of you along the way. If I can do it, you can too. ——-//