John, this is a very personal theme. I've lived in or near the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains most of my life. They inspire me and chasten me to be humble and recognize that my limitations are vehicles for self improvement. My best times with my sons were backpacking the mountains near our home in North Carolina.
Twenty five years ago, on horse back with my family, in the valley of Jackson Hole, we came around a bend of the trail, and there were those magnificent Grant Tetons. I heard a voice say, "It is time to stop talking about leadership, and lead." It was one of those moments of decision and transition that I am still living out today. It is not an accident that a decade and a half later, I move to Jackson Hole. As a song goes, "the mountains were calling my name."
John- I love this piece- I am intrigued why it is easier( for me) to define the physical mountains in my life yet so hard to define the metaphysical and emotional mountains.
I'm sure that's a common experience. The metaphysical and emotional mountains might also require a different approach - more of a softening and a yielding rather than a physical assault.
John, this is a very personal theme. I've lived in or near the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains most of my life. They inspire me and chasten me to be humble and recognize that my limitations are vehicles for self improvement. My best times with my sons were backpacking the mountains near our home in North Carolina.
Twenty five years ago, on horse back with my family, in the valley of Jackson Hole, we came around a bend of the trail, and there were those magnificent Grant Tetons. I heard a voice say, "It is time to stop talking about leadership, and lead." It was one of those moments of decision and transition that I am still living out today. It is not an accident that a decade and a half later, I move to Jackson Hole. As a song goes, "the mountains were calling my name."
Mountains are where the earthly meet the divine...
John- I love this piece- I am intrigued why it is easier( for me) to define the physical mountains in my life yet so hard to define the metaphysical and emotional mountains.
I'm sure that's a common experience. The metaphysical and emotional mountains might also require a different approach - more of a softening and a yielding rather than a physical assault.