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Climb Ev'ry Mountain

I like hiking.

By that I mean I like to meander slowly along a trail in the mountains. I have a buddy who is a very serious hiker (website: http://lanep.org/) and I am nothing like that. He could hike circles around me. But I enjoy a more relaxed, enjoy-the-journey kind of hiking... It may take me all day to get there, but I'm enjoying every step.

I need to apply that kind of perspective to every aspect of my life. I am often frustrated that the journey isn't progressing towards the destination as quickly as I'd like. So many times, I want to JUST GET THERE ALREADY! forgetting that the journey is what is important. In fact, sometimes I start to realize that the journey is the destination - that we are bound to keep moving and progressing, and there really is no "destination"...

I also need to remember to keep pressing forward, even when it's difficult. In reality, my life is pretty easy. Sure, I have issues and hardships, just like everyone who shuffles along on this mortal coil. But we are all in this together (aren't we?) and why should I feel like I'm exempt from the need to carry on.

When hiking, I invariably hate the first bit. Maybe for like an hour, my body seems to scream at me - what are you doing?!? go back! rest! But I find that if I can push through, I can make it through that hard time at the beginning, and the rest is easier.

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lillysmum said…
I needed to hear this, this morning.
September 19, 2016 at 7:57 AM
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