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Tumble

Update: Here I lay, at midnight, on a warm cot in the living room of my gracious relatives. We will embark for home before the 7th rising of the 2022 sun. Snowboarding was very demanding on my feet but I figured out the cure - continuous jelly fish maneuver (too bad I only discovered this on the last day). The repeated decision to battle the lift 8 straight shot significantly improved my carving abilities (I had to fail multiple times to finally get it ).  When I was a young skier boy, I perceived falling as a failure and avoided it at all cost. I would avoid taking the most difficult trails, and when I did, I would traverse in the most conservative manner (low speeds, army manning, etc). Little did I know, this fear was stunting my ability to reach the next level. Thus, on my most recent snowboarding trip, I embraced the fear/speed and tumbled like a blue hedge hog. Through it all, I have improved tremendously I had always set a goal to read 52 books a year and 2022 will be the on...

2022

Update: Writing this post from the passenger seat of a crowded Honda pilot. The Sandia Mountains all around me; cool air blows on my toes as they rest in a borrowed pair of Nike slides. Future me if you are reading this stretch those legs, and enjoy what I could not in this moment. New year better me. LETS GET IT. Aye year of the TIGER.  A man is defined by his character not his hobbies or achievements. The worth of a man lies within his mind and heart. Courage and honor can never be taken away from us. Trophies, possessions, and hobbies all fade with time, but one's character is forever.  Although hobbies and goals still build us to become better and more rounded individuals, I will focus on character in 2022. Strength and honor. Too long I have split the burden of responsibility and hardship with those around me. At times, I have even pushed it away... but NO MORE. Give me all your burdens and pressures; that shit won't break me, THATS NOTHING TO ME. Let me guide and protect...