Happy New Year! I'm sleeping on NYE so I can be awake early to depart for a backpacking trip on 1 Jan. I'm back and forth with how I feel about going, but I've been hired to be the guide for a group, so it's work. Interestingly, people always seem to open up to me with their deep thoughts on these trips. I sometimes feel like a therapist. It depends on my own mood whether or not I enjoy that kind of openness from a stranger. I think it's the environment. A few days walking in the wilderness is cleansing. Being away from city noise, electronics, and put of your normal element brings a lot of emotions to the surface. Most of the time, the people I take experience fear of being in an unfamiliar remote place...especially at night. I think because of my role in the group, I'm seen as the safe place to be.
I guess what I'm rambling on about is really that I'm not too sure I'm feeling up for being in that position right now. I've already made the commitment, so I'm going to need to get my **** together and be present.
I've got time to get it together.