Be kind to yourself

My good friend and teammate Becky posted this on our Melrad team blog http://melrad.com/2010/03/24/meet-my-friends/ and I was left speechless, ok a tear might have even rolled out of my eye. I am known to be pretty hard on myself, perhaps perfectionistic is the correct word. Since becoming unemployed I've struggled to find balance and shift the priorities in my life. It took a friend of mine to shake me from my fog with her amazing words and remind me that I need to be patient and kind to myself. There will be plenty of time in the future for me to have hectic weeks and there is no limit to the things I can do in my career. But for now I need to slow down, have an extra cup of coffee and be kind to myself everyday.

Biathlon

Doug tried his hand at biathlon in Snow Mountain Ranch last weekend and now I've got this "I'd like to try this" bug. I got out for a great 2 hour skate ski while Doug was helping score the first wave and waiting for his wave to start. Doug shot better than most people, no surprise there, and for his first season on skate skis he did awesome! The Colorado Biathlon Club is possibly the most friendly organization I've come across lately. Everyone was cheering for Doug even though they never met him and somehow I must look like I should be racing because I was asked about a dozen times, "why didn't you race today"? This summer there is a mountain bike and trail run biathlon that I might have to jump into. I'm hoping they can put some beer cans up really close to me for my targets since that seems to be what I am capable of hitting. I think we are done skiing for the year and need to get a little more focused on long weekend rides now that Spring is almost here. Probably won't happen this weekend though since it is supposed to snow up to 12" tomorrow...Spring in the Rockies always keeps you guessing about what the day will bring.