Now is the time I work on visualization. While I'd like to visualize a perfect day weather-wise; ideal trekking companions; breathtaking vistas unobscured by clouds; pristine trails without washouts or scree walls, I visualize that which I can bring to be. It is a rehearsal of sorts for my performance. Brain-training, if you will. Yesterday I incorporated visualization into our training hike (the next to the last training hike, in fact).
I see myself happy. I see myself appreciating the earth, the sky, the culture and the experience of Bhutan. I take in healthy muscle-sustaining breaths, regardless of altitude. I do not get into a game of comparison or competition with my fellow trekkers. I see myself thankful for their company. I see myself as a non-judgemental companion. I see myself appreciating that I am able to make this journey, and so for that maintaining a presence and awareness as not to miss a single moment. I see rhododendron, horses, herders and huts along the way. I see myself walking slowly, thoughtfully in deep appreciation (and of course clockwise) around a white-washed chorten. I see my prayer beads in my chapped hands. I run them through my fingers and feel the worn edges of the hand-carved chunks of agate. I do not become frustrated by delays or surprises -- rather I am deeply joyful to be in a country without traffic lights to meter and regulate the flow of life.
When it rains, I am accept the drops with grace. When it is cold, I smile and am glad for the opportunity to be here, in Bhutan, experiencing every bit of the trek. When the wind blows, I see my blessings take flight and travel to those who most need to share in blessings this moment.
I see myself at the first pass, attaching prayer flags with Cliff's help. I see myself rejoicing an on-trek birthday and being thrilled that at 52 this is how I celebrate. I see myself entering Laya and later the Lunana Valley admiring Table Mountain, the wind whipping at my face. I feel so ALIVE. I see myself completing the trek -- healthy, strong and grateful.
I am smiling in my vision -- and I can feel the smile right down in my belly, where smiles blossom.
I see myself happy.
Snowman Training Notes: Now I am blogging so infrequently as to lose count of where I am in workouts. The weekend included a 1:15 interval training session, which I spent running sprints. Yesterday was a two-hour training hike with only one doubled hill. A headache was my body's feedback today, to take it easy, so I did.
Thought for the day: "Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." ~Carl Jung
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