As I began my journey through the one mile block journey that is my exercise emporium, I realized that at first I was really enjoying the scenery. The sights and sounds. My wonders began to pile up, for example, what in the world are those obnoxious bugs that screech through summer nights and what were they doing up in the middle of the day? As I approach the hill that marks my halfway point, it became a huge mountain. I was suddenly aware of my temporary ailments: I was getting hotter and therefore acquiring sweat that created that "just out of the shower" look, my calves were aching, I began hunching from back pain, and by this point I had lost steady control of my breathing which only enhanced the previous sentiments. I was almost done. I started considering every option except for continuing on. I felt that I absolutely had to stop running, I could not do it anymore. What if I was out there too long and passed out? No one was out this time of day. I could die out here. Oh, God, I can't make it. I won't make it. Within two minutes I had gone from a confident jogger enjoying the scenery to a full fledge panic attack convinced I had seen my last sun. All at the sight of a hill. No mountains, just a hill. I lost all faith in myself because I lost focus for one second. I spent the rest of my run so focused on finishing that I didn't take in the last half. I guess life is about balance in all things. Know where your going, but don't lose sight on how you're getting there. I do this a lot in life. I feel as if I am always wanting to fast forward my life. Fast forward to my trip to Disney. Fast forward to next summer. Fast forward to my internship at Disney. Fast forward to my next cool job. Fast forward to being old enough to get in every club or rent a car. Fast forward to whatever I decide the next step to be, with no regard for the present or past. I only focus on the now with petty gossip or stressing over the current exam. I over dramatize both. The now is always bad and the future has so much potential, but we can never get to a great future without great everyday appreciations and choices. Without maintaining focus and control of my own breathing, everything else falls apart.

"If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."