My Saltine

As Jeff Lowe said “if you choose to walk under a serac or climb loose rock, it’s your fault if you die.”

Maybe.

Or maybe following our dreams necessarily implies possible uncalculated risks, while we’re on the way to our true self.

“This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.”

Morpheus, The Matrix

“As we accept these responsibilities, we grow to accept a great truth: life is difficult. Once we fully accept difficulty as natural and normal, we cease to be offended or daunted when we encounter a struggle or a test. We can embrace these tests as opportunities. Difficult experiences are the way we learn, and they also are the way we can appreciate ease. We understand brightness by its contrast to dimness, happiness by its relationship to sadness. By embracing this duality of experience, we allow ourselves to find peace within our difficulties rather than wasting our power on trying to escape them. ”

Arno Ilgner, The Rock Warrior’s Way: Mental Training For Climbers

“Perché vengo a rischiare così facilmente la mia vita, quando potrei starmene tranquillamente a casa? Lo stesso istinto che mi spinge a sfidare la morte per amare la vita, a cercare il freddo per amare il caldo, a stare da solo per amare la compagnia, a sopportare la fatica per amare il riposo, a salire una cima per il suo versante più difficile per amare il più facile…”

Ernesto Lomasti

“Authentic self-worth comes from an internal value system, not from simple achievement. Self-worth comes from the positive results of your effort. You may have learned something about yourself or gained the experiential confidence to attempt more difficult challenges. These effects are genuinely valuable.”

Arno Ilgner, The Rock Warrior’s Way: Mental Training For Climbers

“Il Sè genera autostima non dal paragone con gli altri, ma dall’attenzione interiore data alla crescita e all’apprendimento.”

Arno Ilgner, The Rock Warrior’s Way: Mental Training For Climbers