The planning for Epicman is underway, this will be the third year my friend's Will and Seth have embarked on an adventure most people find unfathomable. Shortly after watching a video clip from their newest "EpicFriend" Flip I got a holiday email detailing the 2010 adventures of another friend of mine.
Confession, I hate holiday letters written in the third person which detail accounts of people's lives you would know about if you spend time with them and you don't need to know about if you don't...
But I read on. I smiled through my cynicism after reading detailed accounts of all of the islands they paddled their kayaks to this summer and their plan for 2011. Why?
I gave up the Grinch after realizing the true value in Epicman. The brand "Epicman" is not about the jaw-dropping feat slated for 4/19/11 and it isn't about paddling to and island, it is about finding something that asked you to challenge yourself to be better then you thought you could be.
Maybe that crux is riding waves in the winter; climbing technical rock faces; 24 hours of sun salutations; an ultra-run.... or maybe that crux is finding the courage to get on your bike after an injury; trusting adaptive skis when you can't walk or just following that feeling you get when know you are about to do something extraordinary.
Whatever it is for you - go find it. Live it. Be Epic.
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