...Summer

I lay on the crash pad staring at the leaves and pine needles above me... friends chattering away and taking pictures is a distant sound in the background. My mind relaxed now, thoughts of the past six months slowly creep in. I reflect on the happenings of the past and the possibilities of the future.

Such as the fact that I have been climbing almost non-stop since March and my body is starting to ask for a break. That I have met a few amazing people and helped introduce or re-introduce them to a sport that I love. That keeping pace with previous years I have been to at least one new place and tried one new sport.
My future plans remain short term... Spring 2009 France for two weeks, South Africa for four...
...or are those long term plans for me...?
A sense of breaking out of the normal routines is getting stronger with each passing day and week. Am I making the right choices for me or the choices I've been programmed to make?