the unending climb

A message to mountain climbers old and new:

The way you confront fear and survive is a gift, not to be misused. The path up a daunting steep cliff is blinded by the winding jagged turns you can half-see blurred in the distance. You understand the direction you must step towards, but the path is meant to be unpredictable.

Before your journey up to the mountaintop, it starts with downhill depth where you must first stumble low. This place is for everyone and the walk down will always feel easier than your climb cloud-ward. This place is dedicated to grounding yourself, emotions and body, to surrender to the ever-flowing rapid current that moves with or without you. Beware of the current’s influence, it’s meant to distract your awareness in it’s ice-cold embrace. You can choose to float, navigating the rapids and catching your breath slipping between boulders as the current flips you along the predictable plateau. When you are ready to embrace uncertainty, your climb begins.

The top is your goal, but getting there is a nearly impossible challenge without tools and preparation. Never apologize for your pace, rest is required. Along the way, the steep clay hillside will unbalance your progress. Slipping down the cliff isn’t an option, you’ve come too far to stay stagnant in fear. You can choose to look down, as the height induced heaviness fills your deep shaky…