Adversity quotient...

A while back I learned thru the teachings of Dr. Paul Stoltz that there are three different types of people:
Quitters, campers and climbers.
To be a climber, you have to 1. be significant to someone (even yourself), 2. have a picture of the future and 3. feel the fear, but do it anyway and to always remember, YOU DON'T GET STRENGTH UNLESS YOU HAVE ADVERSITY.
I recently went through my own bit of personal adversity.
I expressed myself without fear and got something back in return that I wasn't prepared for...rejection.
Someone once told me that you're never too high to fall, but it's what you do with the outcome of it that counts most of all. I remembered that the first recipe for happiness is to always avoid too lengthy meditations on the past.

With goals in mind, this entry although real is certainly metaphoric...it comes to us from one of my very adventurous friends...
"What inspired me to climb Kili was a book I read years ago by Michael Crichton called "Travels". In one chapter, he talks about his climb up the mountain, and I was inspired to do the same. I had forgotten the details in the book, so I purchased it the other day, and last night, I re-read the chapter. I was very disappointed, and satisfied at the same time!! He actually SAYS he made it to the summit, but anyone who has now climbed Kilimanjaro knows that his statement is false!! He actually only made it to Gilman's point, which is still about an hour and a half from Uhuru - the highest point on the mountain. As well, he was still below Stella point, which is the rim of the crater, and the start of the magnificent viewing spots for the remaining 10 glaciers which still adorn the top.

My satisfaction comes in knowing that I DID make it to the top - all the way to Uhuru peak."

Beautiful!