
“life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. what seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such”
– henry miller
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this photo was taken along the annapurna circuit in nepal. . . i love this little trail traced along the edge of that cliff and the tiny trekkers in comparison to those magnificent mountains. . . i remember this particularly flat stretch of trail after a long, kickass upward climb. . . this day on the circuit was rough {we ended the day with the hardest part – an almost directly vertical climb to reach high camp at over 16,000 feet}. . . i had a hard time catching my breath, but i made it. . . today i was not in the mountains, but i have felt small and humble. . . my week is not starting off well. . . it has started off with a reminder of – really poor grades, apathy, loads of work, & this horrible headache that won’t leave me. . .