Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
The Stowe ski area is home to Vermont’s highest mountain, Mount Mansfield. During a recent ski trip to a resort up there, I got to thinking about the biggest mountains in my own life. From my gondola, I looked through the lens of my camera at Mansfield; thought about the things in life I want to surmount but feel I can’t; and considered the things I want but which seem out of reach.
You know like, calorie-free chocolate.
Truthfully, if we let ourselves imagine everything we want—no matter how big or small—we can reach our goals. But you first have to know what they are. I sometimes write them down and stick them in funny places, often to forget about them later on. I once found a sticky note stuck to my feminine products; but hey, no harm.
The saying goes, if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you no where. So I ask you: What are your three biggest goals? Do you remind yourself of them each day? You don’t have to know how to make them happen—that, in many ways, takes care of itself.
My camera lens zoomed in on Mount Mansfield. I could see skiers and snowboarders flying down the mountain having a blast. My gondola ride only took me a short distance away. I never made it to the peak.
But at least I know what’s up there now.
January 26th, 2010 at 9:02 am
The Stowe ski area is located on Mt. Mansfield. // Mt. Snow is a different ski area located many many miles away. //
February 16th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
ilanadonna.com; You saved my day again.