I was getting bored, fed up studying, and it was starting to be a struggle, and was losing interest fast. I couldn't be bothered anymore, seems to feel I was getting nowhere. Anyway, I was putting on weight, whether it was weigh lifting or me sitting trying to understand Accounts, especially Sales Marketing, which bored me to tears. So I decided to start hill walking, well it was that to begin with. When I started walking up Stob Bans, it became a struggle, a lot of effort and I thought to myself, why is everything in life a struggle?, everything I aim for a bloody well struggle. Why can't my goals be easy, simple, hassle free? It felt no better than the study of Accounts. Then I heard this voice (no comments please)! It asked "How would you feel if you decide to turn back"? "How would you feel if you didn't reach the top"? I would feel a complete failure, and I would be annoyed with myself. I decided to push on, and on, and struggling, sweating, heachaches, but all I kept in my mind was "How am I going to feel when I reach the top"? Think about the view at the top, the feeling of accomplishment, feeling of I done it. Then I thought of my Account Studying, and compared them both together. So every time I thought of turning back, I replaced the thought with "How am I going to feel when I reach the top"? Think about the view at the top, the feeling of accomplishment, I did it! I finally finished my Accounts exam, and reached the top of each Munro, Hill, Mountain. The day I walked up Aonach Mor, and reached the top of Aonach Beag, my mobile phone rang. It was my head teacher of Accounts, she told me I passed the Accounts exam, then asked me "What do you think you got"? "Probably a just pass", I replied "No" she said "You got an A". So if anyone heard or saw some Looney woman jumping up and down on Aonach Beag, shouting away, you will know the reason why. SO IF ANYONE FEELS LIFE IS ONE BIG STRUGGLE, GO AND CLIMB UP A MUNRO, MOUNTAIN OR LARGE HILL. |