1
Delta College
Straight to the Clouds
Marissa Trythall
English 111
Professor Nadine Davis
25 January 2015
Trythall 1 “Crunch, crunch, crunch”. I can imagine hearing the satisfaction with every footstep. I can almost taste the crisp air and feel the encouraging beats of my heart. My minutes get lost in the shuffle of daily activities. I would love for one day to choose my path based on my wants rather than my needs and responsibilities. My ambition and dream of fitness drive my desire to spend a day hiking to the top of a mountain. I am not the type of person who enjoys being simply “comfortable”. My goal in life is to keep pushing myself because I know that I can achieve anything I desire. Most would be happy going for a simple hike, perhaps a certain number of miles. I would not feel fulfilled. I would want to go all the way. What I would take from this beautiful day is the joy of finishing what I have begun. I also would know in my heart that I pushed myself to the limits and it did not break me, what rather inspired me. My dream day would not take place on the easiest mountain or the most likely. I would set my sights on the most difficult, yet achievable destination. After all, success does have its limits just as the human body does. There have been many times in my life when I have been less than fit. Occasionally even less than “less than fit”. I am never proud of these moments and I always swear that I will change how I live my life in the pursuit of fitness. Hiking is a very intense workout and it is extremely unforgiving. Sure, one could simply give up and turn around. That’s not who I am. I dream of a day when I can reach the top of my physical mountain as well as my proverbial mountain. Achieving this would push my body to its absolute limit and strengthen my body and mind. This
Trythall 2
would not be my end destination but a pattern that I could use for my entire life, enhancing my fitness level the further I would go.
Straight to the Clouds
Marissa Trythall
English 111
Professor Nadine Davis
25 January 2015
Trythall 1 “Crunch, crunch, crunch”. I can imagine hearing the satisfaction with every footstep. I can almost taste the crisp air and feel the encouraging beats of my heart. My minutes get lost in the shuffle of daily activities. I would love for one day to choose my path based on my wants rather than my needs and responsibilities. My ambition and dream of fitness drive my desire to spend a day hiking to the top of a mountain. I am not the type of person who enjoys being simply “comfortable”. My goal in life is to keep pushing myself because I know that I can achieve anything I desire. Most would be happy going for a simple hike, perhaps a certain number of miles. I would not feel fulfilled. I would want to go all the way. What I would take from this beautiful day is the joy of finishing what I have begun. I also would know in my heart that I pushed myself to the limits and it did not break me, what rather inspired me. My dream day would not take place on the easiest mountain or the most likely. I would set my sights on the most difficult, yet achievable destination. After all, success does have its limits just as the human body does. There have been many times in my life when I have been less than fit. Occasionally even less than “less than fit”. I am never proud of these moments and I always swear that I will change how I live my life in the pursuit of fitness. Hiking is a very intense workout and it is extremely unforgiving. Sure, one could simply give up and turn around. That’s not who I am. I dream of a day when I can reach the top of my physical mountain as well as my proverbial mountain. Achieving this would push my body to its absolute limit and strengthen my body and mind. This
Trythall 2
would not be my end destination but a pattern that I could use for my entire life, enhancing my fitness level the further I would go.