Willie Mears, blog 15 personal choice

I am very excited to hike the Appellation trail in 10 days. As I have already begun preparing myself physically and have already invested time and money into the endeavor it is save to say that I am locked into going. It is strange though that although I am getting closer and closer to leaving the trip is still very far out of my mind. Maybe it is because finals are in full swing right now or maybe it is because I just don’t look very far ahead, but either way I have not really thought at all about the fact that I am going to be out in the wilderness for two week very much at all. Maybe that is a good thing because there is a lot to worry about, but there is also a lot to be excited about. I am hoping that the trip is truly a chance to rest, not physically, but mentally and spiritually. Rest is a very difficult thing to truly achieve, I can sleep for 12 hours and still wake up not feeling like I am ready for the day, I need to be alone, I need to think and to pray, it is only then that I will find true biblical rest.