– Joseph Campbell
Life teaches us many things, but perhaps one of the greatest lessons we are all learning is that we are capable of enduring and even triumphing over so much more than we tend to believe we can. As we look back over all we’ve lived through in the past, we can see how we are stronger and more resilient when tested than we know ourselves to be in ordinary circumstances. Life is like traveling through the mountains: When a new mountain is ahead of us in the distance, it can seem so treacherous and immense that we don’t know how we’ll survive the journey. Once we’re on that mountain trail, if we look up ahead of us, it can seem like we’ll never make it to the top. If, however, we focus on the trail just ahead and keep taking one step at a time, the climb doesn’t seem so steep and before we know it, we’re heading downhill again. Whatever you’re facing or fear will come up on the trail ahead of you, know that you will find your way through it, just like you’ve found your way through all sorts of difficult journeys in the past.