My son and I have a shared mantra: "Never let the mountain win." In our case, it mostly pertains to bike riding. Because, even if we have to crawl to the summit, even if we have to stop and rest every thirty pedal strokes, we're always going to make it to the other side. It's gotten me over some of the biggest climbs in the Alps and the Pyrenees, and him over some locals ascents that most seven-year-olds have no business riding. But often, the "mountain" isn't a mountain at all. It's a fear. An emotion. A job to tackle. Something in the way. But we always remind each other to 'Never let the mountain win.'
This is great! And timely.
My son and I have a shared mantra: "Never let the mountain win." In our case, it mostly pertains to bike riding. Because, even if we have to crawl to the summit, even if we have to stop and rest every thirty pedal strokes, we're always going to make it to the other side. It's gotten me over some of the biggest climbs in the Alps and the Pyrenees, and him over some locals ascents that most seven-year-olds have no business riding. But often, the "mountain" isn't a mountain at all. It's a fear. An emotion. A job to tackle. Something in the way. But we always remind each other to 'Never let the mountain win.'
This made me think of that.
This is excellent! Looking forward to your upcoming installments.
Currently starting over and it feels like with nothing, but I’m pretty sure I’m catastrophizing and need to do an honest assessment.
This was encouraging. Thank you!
We're getting ready to start climbing, you've got this...
Sir, the timing of this article is just incredibly amazing; I’m glad I read it! Looking forward to the next chapter. Thank you!