When I had a change of heart on the Arizona Trail and decided I didn’t want to go home, I told myself I could always quit later. I felt I’d made the right decision to stay on the trail, but I still gave myself an out.

Arriving in Pine was the first opportunity to take the out. Instead of doing that, I strengthened my commitment to stay.

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