09/05/2023
So this is 40!
The last few days Alex and I have spent reflecting on our lives while hiking and vacationing in Carmel/Big Sur.
It’s made me think a lot about what I’m grateful for. Too many things to list, but suffice it to say at the top of my list are my husband, children, my health and to know my purpose in my life.
About 20 years ago while going through some very hard times I came across a quote by Og Mandingo that has become the foundation on which I have strived to live by. It says:
“I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.”
The last twenty years I have climbed, strained my potential and worked hard to get to where I am. It hasn’t been easy. There have been a lot of rocks, falls, setbacks, mistakes and innumerable moments of feeling like a failure.
But I have not quit. Nor will I ever. Because growing, climbing, succeeding is not about luck or being smarter than others. It’s about endurance.
I’m grateful to have an enduring, fighting spirit that has brought me to where I am today. I’m excited to celebrate 40 years on this journey we call life.
And cheers to the next 40+ years. Can’t wait to see what awaits me in my future!
Much love,
Hillary
