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I climbed a mountain in Central Park

August 6, 2015 By Rambling Rach Leave a Comment

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“Momma, come climb with me!”

“You go ahead, Sweetie.  Momma’s not very good at climbing.  I’ll stay here and take pictures of you.”

“I don’t want my picture taken and I want to climb with you.”

Okay, so it wasn’t really a mountain.  Obviously Central Park doesn’t have mountains.

central park

Central Park, NYC

But that rocky hill looked like a mountain to me.

I’m clumsy, nearly 300 pounds, hadn’t worked out in months and was wearing flip flops.

Plus, I’m a Florida native.  Elevation is a big deal for us.

(Well, except for my daughter who had already reached the top while I was still pondering if I should give it a try.)

I decided to just do it, despite all the reasons I couldn’t and shouldn’t.  I’m constantly telling my kid not to sell herself short, so why would I do it to myself?

I slowly and cautiously found my footing while holding on to tree branches for balance.  I was sweaty and out of breath when I reached the top, but I did it!  My daughter was proud – and surprised I did it.  “I didn’t think you’d do it!  I knew you could, but I didn’t think you would.”

I didn’t think I could or would, so I surprised us both.

wonder woman

Wonder Woman in Central Park

 

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