Tag: struggle

To Climb Mountains

by robynlynnwriter, posted in Cancer, Chronic Illness and Pain, Inspirational, Life, Nature

When you are in the mountains, you find out who you really are.  Any mistake I make could mean death. And when it comes to that moment, you want to survive. You want to live. I climb so I can live every moment of my life. Nimsdai Purja, 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible One year ago, … Continue reading To Climb Mountains

Graignagower

by robynlynnwriter, posted in Travel

The road that wound through a narrow gap between two mountains clung to a steep heather covered rise on one side and fell away at a dizzying pitch on the other. There were few homes along the miles of  isolated barely-pavement and a thin set of wires connected irregularly to tall poles by a now-obsolete … Continue reading Graignagower

I Wouldn’t Want You to Think….

by robynlynnwriter, posted in Advocacy, Bodies, Cancer, Chronic Illness and Pain

I have a secret. I’ve been told to keep quiet about it. Not that I didn’t already know that I should. After all, she said, you wouldn’t want them to think... It is true. I wouldn’t want you to. Here’s the deal: My mind is broken. In several ways, but today, the worst part is … Continue reading I Wouldn’t Want You to Think….

Choosing Flow over Fear: On Faith and Decisions

by robynlynnwriter, posted in Inspirational

"Your idea of alignment [with flow] has to do with stripping away, laying down, offering up to sacrifice…There is nothing you hold in light and love you are asked to give away… All that is yours and all that you discard are choices…Stand in the flow with an open heart, with an open sense of potential and awareness. There is not great stripping away, no great fire burning you to a cinder. A cinder is not what you were meant to be.”