Motivational Mountains

From a distance, it may appear that there is only one mountain. Sometimes, the distance to the first mountain is enough of a stretch before looking beyond. Life is much the same way in that we all can see at least one mountain that's visible.
So, what is the mountain before you? What challenges does it present? What significance does it have for your life?
Every person in every country, in every city, town, village or rural area has a mountain in their life. This mountain may take on several shapes and sizes but it is a mountain; it's your personal mountain. This personal mountain dominates your vision; it never gets smaller but can actually grow bigger over time. The mountain of which I speak maybe abstract at this
point, but I can assure you that it is there in front of you begging for your attention. You can ignore it, you can try and forget it, or you can try to disguise it but it is always present.

So we would look at the first Mountain below:

A Relationship Mountain
Almost everyone I know has a relationship mountain to deal with. This relationship mountain could be a difficult and challenging colleague at work, or it could be a spouse, a daughter, a son, an uncle or aunt or a grandmother or grandfather. I'm sure each person has one of these relationships that are not enjoyable, healthy or unrewarding. And, within the mix of one or two or more of these relationships I'm also convinced that some of these people present a mountain to climb or overcome. And, as equally valid is that some of these mountains may seem insurmountable, or are deemed to be a loss cause where the feeling is personified by best to leave well enough alone.

It may be that one of these relationship mountains is unavoidably linked to your everyday life; you can't avoid seeing them, or dealing with them. It may be necessary for you to move across the open plain and approach the mountain before you run into the first boulder that blocks your path. Or, it could easily be approachable but your first steps upward are met with fierce opposition blocking any further movement.

It really doesn't matter, though, whether you would like to scale the mountain or not, or whether you think it wise to retreat. Sometimes, you must forge ahead despite boulders raining down on you from the mountaintop. But, you accept the fact that this relationship is important to you, and, strangely enough on occasion, important to that person who opposes you. Often times, advancing forward may mean that you have to take a few steps backward or even a lot of steps backward. Even though you'd rather not, this means that you are willing to accept to step back and humble yourself. Maybe you will have to accept blame for a situation you did not create, or you may have to apologize even though you did nothing wrong.

But, the real point is that everyone faces a relationship mountain sooner or later and that it is up to the individual who sees the mountain to initiate the resolution. You are a wiser and more compassionate person who tackles the mountain head on and will not stop until the mountain is climbed. The benefit to you is not only mending or repairing or renewing the relationship but more that you will be more aptly prepared to scale the next relationship mountain you meet - rest assured, there will be more."After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb."
Nelson Mandela

What have you learnt from this? What is the mountain before you? What challenges does it present? What significance does it have for your life? Are you willing to go through it?

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