Never Underestimate a Barn Kitten

When I was about eight years old, one of my favourite pastimes was heading out to the barn on our family farm and looking for the barn kittens. One kitten in particular stands out in my mind. This kitten wasn't very big and looked "soooo cute" so I decided I would try to pick it up and hold it. I had grand visions of carrying around this little ball of fur as my personal companion.

Yeah...that was until that kitten threw a big hissing fit, complete with teeth showing and eyes glaring. That kitten had no desire to be picked up, cuddled, or carried. I soon dubbed the angry kitten as Curly Tongue Spitter. The name says it all. I had completely underestimated what that small ball of fur was capable of.

I think we can underestimate ourselves too. We can think of all the very good reasons why something may not be possible. We talk ourselves out of starting something new, reaching for a higher goal, or tackling a big obstacle.

Well, I've decided that for the Tough Mudder Challenge  (I'm doing this to raise funds for Tough as Her) I'm not going to stop before I've started or let my age or current level of fitness stand in my way. No, I'm not going to throw a hissing fit, but I am going to get down to the business of serious training. There's no turning back now, I've paid the fee and it's non-refundable.

How have you underestimated yourself?  What do you want to do about that?