I HAD UNDERESTIMATED, IN EVERY WAY, WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET TO THE LIFE I ENVISIONED.

Which comes as quite a shock given that the inspiration comes so easily and feels so good.

There’s so much I didn’t know that I didn’t know.

So much I hadn’t anticipated in details and work under the surface of the idea.

This led to a pattern of dreaming because it was the dreaming that felt good.

It led to patterns of dabbling because that was as far as I was willing to go.

It led to patterns of quitting and indecision because it seemed too hard or too long of a climb.

You can look at a majestic mountain far off and be inspired by the beauty. But when you’re at the foot of the mountain, unprepared, and you have to climb, it feels overwhelming.

Faced with the mountain of details and work required to climb that goal, we think “Maybe this isn’t for me. I didn’t realize I would have to do all of that.”

So we find a different mountain that inspires us only to realize that when we get to the base the work is the same.

How much of life do we spend resisting “the work”?

You can keep looking for shortcuts or you can start climbing.

What you’ll find is that there’s something in your soul that wants to climb.

You will keep finding yourself at the feet of mountains until you surrender to the climb.

“But which mountain am I suppose to climb?”

All mountains that inspire us come from the soul.

If it doesn’t inspire you, it’s not a mountain but a maze.

So whatever mountain you find yourself at the foot of is a good place to start.

As you climb, it will be hard at parts. And it will be beautiful in others. But all of it is in service of getting you to where you want to go in your heart of hearts.

So trust the process. Do the work. And climb.

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