Today is day 8 of this challenge and since Ipeeked at what today’s would be, I actually had some time to think about it. We are supposed to describe a moment, which can be anything. I wanted it to be something profound, or at least something that was profound for me, and then it hit me and I knew exactly what I’d write.
Day 8- Describe a moment, in great detail.
I remember in 2008 when I was in the midst of my weight loss journey, I went to Prague with my parents and Marcel. We were walking all over the place and one of the stops we’d planned to make that day was Prague Castle. I remember crossing over the Charles Bridge and seeing the castle looming at the top of the hill.
As I walked across the bridge and realized that in order to see the castle, I’d actually have to climb the mountain, I started telling myself that there was no way I could climb a hill that big without stopping. I didn’t think I could do it. Then I paused and had a moment with myself and remember telling myself that the mentality I was showing at that moment was exactly what had held me back from doing so many things over the years, and also why I ended up so overweight for as long as I was.
In that moment, I decided that those days were over. I was determined to climb to the top even if it killed me.
It didn’t. In fact, I made it to the top and was barely winded and as I stood at the top, overlooking the clay tile roofs below me, I had tears in my eyes. I had done it, and it hadn’t been anything like what I’d envisioned in my mind. At that moment I found myself wondering how many times I’d defeated myself on things before I ever started, simply because I allowed myself to believe I couldn’t do something.
It was then that I knew- I could do anything at all, as long as I believed in myself and was willing to do the work to accomplish my goals.