A few friends have asked why I sign every
post with ~ still climbing mountains ~. They surmised it must refer to
the up-hill battle, the enormity of this fight against cancer or that
it's yet another obstacle in my path.
Still climbing
mountains is about faith, hope, love and mostly perseverance. I found
out 2 weeks before Christmas my cancer had returned but
on New Year's Day I was hiking Bishop's Peak. I didn't do it fast but I
did it. I got my boys up and down that mountain all by myself. I
showed them that no matter how bad things get, if we focus, push
ourselves, have faith and not give up we can still climb mountains.
Each one of us wanted to give up at different times on the path up the
mountain but we encouraged each other to push on. Strangers encouraged
us, too. We made it to the top together. We looked out at the
beautiful vistas, encircled in the beauty of our world and relished in
the kinship of those that made it to the top as well. The amazing part
was on the way down watching my boys encouraging the climbers ascending
the mountain, a true sign of paying it forward. They were proud of
themselves and proud of me. We had conquered something together,
something that looked intimidating and felt impossible at times. But
with faith, hope, love perseverance and a little blood, we made it
through. So that's why I'm......
~ still climbing mountains ~
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