I Can’t believe i’m really doing this

My mind can be so hard to navigate in so many ways. As excited as I am about building my very own website and starting a small business I am feeling things other than joy. The words do you deserve this have constantly drifted to each corner of my mind lately. You see by default I am one of those people who constantly does for others but not for myself. I constantly talk myself out of doing things for me. Writing them off as things I don’t need nor deserve. The idea for this space came to me in 2018 on the Appalachian Trail and since that time I have made every excuse I could not to create this page. Excuses like I don't have the time, don't know what I am doing, why would anyone want to support me, not the right time, and many others that I would default to trying to avoid doing this thing that I wanted to do. As I sit here writing this I now can say what has actually delayed me creating this website was simply fear. The fear of putting something out into the world and getting a negative response for your efforts. It’s strange how in some phases of my life I seem fearless and in others fear dominates. I know that some people won’t like what I am putting together here and I have known all along that I can’t please everyone so why try. Knowing this it is time that i said to hell with the fear, I am going to do me and here we are. I still can’t say for sure that i deserve this opportunity, but i have the means, the drive, and the want to do this basically because its something that i want to do. With that said Welcome to Akuna Hikes! I really hope you dig it and if not that cool because i’m doing me so I’m happy!