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Sun, Sep 20, 2020 08:14:36 PM
🌄 to step out 🏔
posted: Sun, Sep 20, 2020 08:14:36 PM
into the unknown and do something way out of my comfort zone. it is true it is 7 PM on Sunday night and i am just writing this now. it is also true that today, i was on the summit of South and North Arapahoe peaks, 13,397 and 13,501 feet above sea level, respectively. i am worn out, as the transverse between them was more difficult than i believed it would be and the wind was howling at probably over 30 MPH. four years ago, i gave up climbing one of the easiest 14ers in Colorado, this season i have done five plus some other 13ers. i am not saying that recovery provided the ability to climb mountains, even when i was scared sh!tless, such as today. recovery, did however, give me the desire to do so. i am grateful for that desire and the willingness i needed to make desire a reality.
∞ DT ∞
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While the author is a member of a 12 Step recovery fellowship, these writings are not intended to endorse or express the published wisdom of any fellowship.
These writings are not meant to be socially or politically correct, and if you take issue with any opinions expressed, please seek the guidance of someone wiser than me.
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
3) Hence he who (relies on) the strength of his forces does not conquer;
and a tree which is strong will fill the out-stretched arms, (and
thereby invites the feller.)