Do every day or two something for no other reason than its difficulty

...to the top of the foothill in front of the house and then biked down it.

During my run today, I had to cross the river. The only thing around which was going to help was a 1 foot wide iron frame spanning the width of the river. I hopped up on the iron frame, stood up and walked across listening to the water rush 10 feet below. It was more fun than difficult.

At this point, though, it was an accomplishment as I had just chicked out on a “long jump”.

To send ‘post holidays’ thank yous. Starting out slowly. The stakes are high, though.

...news to my parents last night. They were very cool with it.

...I drove 1645 km (1022 miles) across three countries.

16:00 Called car rental place, reserved moving truck.

16:30 Arrived at agency, signed papers, paid.

17:00 Started vehicle and drove off.

17:30 Parked in front of destination.

17:35 Proceeded to remove boxes from basement of apartment building and load them in truck.

16:25 Finished. Everything I own is in a truck right now.

In actuality, there were a few other things that took longer. But that was out of my hands really.

I’m just impressed with my ability to mobilise so quickly and efficiently. Makes me realise what I’m capable of when I’m focused and really get going on something.

...difficult to leave.

...conquered when I talked to a friend about a touchy subject.

While I’m glad about these last two difficult things, they were done out of necessity. I want to find something that isn’t a have-to-do, but more something I choose to do for no other reason than its difficulty. Right now, though, there seem to be too many have-to-dos.

I tried to think of some voluntary things the other day. One of them dealt with my fear of very tight spaces. Benji suggested potholing. Yeah, I think this would do it! God, it frightens me just looking at those small, tight tunnels!

...but have been thinking about it for while.

So, yesterday, I told someone over the phone exactly what I was thinking. And I wasn’t happy.

EDIT: but I was happy I did it.