Mountains

Mountains are beautiful and awesome - beautiful to look at and awesome to climb! I found out a great deal about my character when I started climbing. It really reveals to you who you really are, and sometimes that's a revelation , sometimes a disappointment.
I found I was very enthusiastic at the beginning but as the miles went on I was grouchy and whingy and not very nice at all! I made it to the summit, but I also learned a lot about myself and of ways to change.
The experience taught me that,if possible, I should pick my mountains carefully so I didn't overwhelm myself. Just as in life, we should learn to say no sometimes to situations and people who want something from us.
As for those mountains that we can't avoid or say no to - we should pace ourselves, take enough liquid and food with us on the journey and persevere until the end - hopefully without whinging!
I'm also reminded of the children's story book, "We're Going On A Bear Hunt".... we can't go over it, we can't go under it .. oh no, we have to go through it!! Sometimes we do have to go through things, but if we make provision for ourselves , put one foot in front of the other and just keep going, we CAN reach the summit of whatever life throws at us.