The Me I Wish To Be

I don't know if it's everybody, or just me . . .



Do you have an imaginary self and a reality self? My imaginary self is much like the "real" me was in my twenties, hiking/camping/outdoorsy. The real me in my forties is much more sedentary.



Occasionally, the imaginary me and the real me collide. It did in May, when despite being 70 pounds overweight, I strapped on some tennies and a 40 pound pack and hiked 11 miles to the lovely waterfalls of Havasupai. While the scenery and the friendship made for a fabulous trip, the reality of the extra years and pounds between the imaginary and real self took it's toll. My toes still look, more than three months later, like they were caught in a masher.



How big is the difference between your true self and the way you wish you were?