Choosing the Mountains Worth Climbing

It’s been a while since I’ve written here, so let’s brush off the cobwebs.

Lately I’ve noticed how, when I travel or step outside routine, certain truths rise to the surface — like colors of light flaring in the corner of my vision. On my recent three-week trip abroad, one of those truths radiated above the rest.

No matter where we go, our challenges follow. New cities, new landscapes, new faces — the same inner struggles show up wearing fresh disguises. Life keeps holding up the same mirror until we learn what it’s trying to teach. And once we do, another challenge steps forward. The victories come in small but meaningful wins.

We have two choices:

– Sit in our bubble, clinging to comfort and security, hoping life stays predictable — retreating whenever we meet a mountain we once failed to climb.

– Or step forward and choose challenges worth facing: the ones that build strength, wisdom, and capacity.

Sometimes we’re not ready. Sometimes we truly don’t have the reserves today. That’s okay — honesty about capacity matters. But we only discover our limits by testing them.

Growth isn’t about living forever in rest or forever in the fight. It’s about rhythm: retreat to restore, then step back out and climb again. The spiritual life isn’t endless comfort; it’s learning when to seek refuge and when to return to the work of becoming.

And sometimes that work means letting go — shedding old habits, routines, and beliefs that once protected or served you but now keep you small. What got you here may not take you where you’re going. Releasing those patterns is itself a climb — one that clears space for strength, wisdom, and new capacity to rise.

🔑 Wrap-Up

Ask yourself: What am I still carrying that once served me but no longer does? What mountain is asking to be climbed next — and what weight can I set down before I begin?

Life will send challenges regardless. Choose the ones that grow you. Lay down what’s outdated, take what’s essential, and start the next ascent.