Roger and Hammerstein’s 1959 song “Climb Every Mountain” states:

“Climb every mountain,
Search high and low,
Follow every by-way,
Every path you know.

Climb every mountain,
Ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow,
Till you find your dream.

A dream that will need . . .
All the love you can give,
Every day of your life . . .
For as long as you live.”

Anyone who has ever heard me perform in the past thirty years knows that this was one of my signature songs. This was because I’ve always said that I’ve climbed the psychological, financial, and physical Mount Everest’s in my life, and today by conquering the mountain and reaching the summit, I can say with confidence that the view is beautiful. And not that you’re asking … I can have the summit any way I choose. So, up here, the temperature is always a balmy 82 degrees. No snow and cold for me! ?

Anyway, trekking up the mountain takes tools, practice, a Sherpa, perseverance, a positive attitude, and a desire to reach the summit. I’ve written and spoken on this process before in my blogs, speeches, and book, Soaring into Greatness, a Blind Woman’s Vision to Live her Dreams and Fly.

Today, I want to chat about being open to new paths along the mountain snow-covered road. We always think we know the way to the top, don’t we? We keep climbing, placing our trekking poles in the snow, forcing ourselves up. Even though the path cannot be seen with all the snow, and we may slip, slide, or fall, we tell ourselves we have to keep going no matter what.

What if we paused for a moment, let go of what we thought we wanted and looked around?
What if what we were supposed to do in life was a different design from our ego’s projections?
What if the thing we were supposed to do was the very thing we were resisting all our lives?

By kicking and screaming our way up the mountain we are keeping ourselves from living our dreams. Worrying, doubting, fretting, resisting does little good.

I have found that the road that leads me to my highest good may lie in unknown territory on the other side of the mountain. I have to trust that the urge to grow and explore is always divinely inspired. My job is to have faith, trust the process, and boldly step into the unknown.

How are you trekking up your mountain?
Are you living in fear, dread, hatred, resistance, pain, or anger?
Do you see any roses popping their heads through the snow?
Are you falling and can’t get up?
Can you even see the horizon ahead of you?

I challenge you to do the thing that you are resisting. Like exercise, it’s best to do in the morning before the day gets away from you. Make those phone calls, learn about the thing that causes you stress, take a new class, cook a new recipe, go where no person has gone before! You can do it! By charting your own course, you will be living your dreams and flying on your wings. Remember, you are always: Unstoppable, Unforgettable, and Unbelievable!