The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest

THE MOUNTAIN IS YOU
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When you heal completely, you stop tolerating discomfort.
When something is wrong, you recognize that it is
wrong and take action to fix it because you’ve seen what
happens when you don’t.
When you heal completely, you are able to think ahead
and rationally consider cause and effect. You recognize
that your actions will generate results, and if you want to
better control the outcomes of your life, you have to better
adjust your habits.
When you heal completely, you realize that there is nothing
more important than being able to enjoy where you are,
right here and right now. Whatever obstructions are in the
way of you being present and savoring your life are the challenges
you have to face.
Because life is quick, and it’s temporary. What you have
now you could lose tomorrow, and gripping it so tightly,
binding it up with resistance doesn’t mean it’s safer. It
means that when the day comes that it passes—as does
everything, as does everyone—you will realize you never
really enjoyed it.
And healing? It’s about getting to a place where you prioritize
nothing over the quality of your one, short life.