This is not a freaking dress rehearsal
He called it the Death March. Most of the group we were with agreed. I stayed silent, happier than I had been in a long time.
I was in love. In love with the mud, the rain, the discomfort, with the feeling that I was strong, the knowing I was doing something hard, and with the deserving of the warm shower at the end of it all.
Most of all I loved being far away, seeing places that it seemed very few had ever seen.
Nothing really compares to the “hard” making the “easy” feel good again. Making the simple into something rich. The only problem is you have to go through the hard to get there…no way around that.
I sit here as I write this in my comfortable chair, wearing clean clothes, with ice cubes in my glass and I wonder: who is that girl? Is she still me? Or is she some hidden alter ego, a phase in my journey of life, never to return?
I find a journal entry. Titled: To the Girl in the Photo.
To the girl in the photo. You are me. Remember how strong you are. You look…fascinating. Conquerer of all who stand in your way. Remember what you want to do and who you want to be. Girl in the photo you are loved. You are loved by many, it is enough. Baby girl always love yourself. It is time. It is YOUR time. You can reach out and grab it. It is there.
You are courageous. Resilient. Water. Bendable and fluid. Time to ante up and carve through those mountains. The horses of Neptune…What if Neptune was a woman?
This is not a dress rehearsal. I’m going to be the girl in the photo and this is my story. What’s my next adventure? What’s YOURS?
We all have one. That nugget of an adventure waiting inside. Doesn’t have to be far, doesn’t have to be big, it just has to BE. Dying to find a way to make your’s real? Go here: AllegraStein.com Can’t wait to find out what your next adventure actually IS? Go here: AllegraStein.com She will fill you with fuel and help you create your map. Just try it. Just Click and in five minutes that seed of yours will start to grow..and you will find yourself inspired. Then come back and tell me about it! Where will your adventure take YOU?
Get dirty folks. It’s time.
Check out the full video of my adventure below.
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Hey Kate
That was “…one of the most riveting films of the year…”
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A masterpiece moment worthy of the Cannes Film Festival for short films that provide human inspiration. Worthy of a Golden Palm for best short film of the year.
I loved it Kate – You did a great job putting the film together and I am very impressed. I wanted to see more and find out what more happened. I sincerely hope you do more of these films to show off your trials and travel tribulations of which you have gone through as well as to show off the amazing pictures and places that you have traveled and then to descibe how this has impacted your life. Thank you for sharing such a personal adventure. I look forward to seeing many, many more. Joe
THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING EVER. I love it so much. AH! Want to share it everywhere!
And thank you, sweet girl, for sharing my work with your people. I love everything you’re doing and discovering — mud or no mud, you are on an epic, awesome journey.