---Waiting in the terminal is different this trip. There are a few families, but mostly I see long, lean women in tight exercise pants, Nike swoosh, Under Armor logos, lots of expensive running shoes, pony tails and head bands. This is not your average crowd. One man carries an Ironman bag slung over his shoulder. On the other hand, I am, and look like, the average mom. There is one group of mom-types but they are casually confident. They have done this before. If I had thought this out would I be here now? I am certainly out of my league. Yet this discomfort is part of the reason we do this. Eleanor Roosevelt said, "Do the thing you think you cannot do."
Reach. Stretch. Grow. I worked hard to teach my children that mistakes and failures are OK, even good. If they wanted to grow, learn and better themselves they could not reach only for the comfortable.
Seeking only comfort will limit. And I am trying I remind myself of that as I wait to take the next step in this adventure.
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