Un-LEash

Part of my growth process is to strive towards achieving a goal that I have identified as necessary based on introspection. For 2017, it was about Crazy, Radical Faith. There were some things happening in my life that demanded it. I also felt it was necessary to grow in faith regardless of what was happening. One of the issues that had me struggling the most was by lower back. In the latter part of 2016, I did an MRI which showed degeneration (the very short version). It was causing me to have pain and discomfort. For the most part, I could manage the pain. I did do a few sessions of physiotherapy to help when it was at it's worse. But perhaps what I needed extra grace for is the inability to sleep well. I couldn't seem to find a comfortable position - side, back, didn't matter. It affected me in different ways. I felt lethargic and lazy a lot. I felt like I had to put a lot more effort into doing things and going places. Even going to church and teaching my Sunday School...

" Adventure is worthwhile " - Aesop When I started 2017, I had no idea I would have travelled as much as I did. I visited places I have never been before, and I also revisited other places and experienced them in a fresh way. I reflect on them all in this post not just to share with whomever may be so inclined to read it, but as a way to reflect with gratitude on the adventures I had. It is the most I've ever travelled in one year so apologies for the long post. The first real adventure was a Portland getaway with friends. I drove down on Saturday morning and joined the gang. The worse part of the whole weekend was the trip through Junction...I hated it! Apart from being very winding and narrow, there were people who seemed intent on running me off the road. Nonetheless, being there was good, going to the beach, enjoying the food and just relaxing. In February, a small groups of us from my office decided to take a trip up to Falling Edge Waterfalls. ...