The Mountain Is You

HOW TO RESOLVE THIS 
Don’t worry about doing it well; just do it.
Don’t worry about writing a bestseller, just write. Don’t 
worry about making a Grammy-winning hit, just make 
music. Don’t worry about failing, just keep showing up 
and trying. At first, all that matters is that you do what 
you really want to do. From there, you can learn from your 
mistakes and over time get to the place where you really 
want to be. 
The truth is that we actually do not accomplish great feats 
when we are anxious about whether or not what we do will 
indeed be something impressive and world-changing. We 
accomplish these sorts of things when we simply show up 
and allow ourselves to create something meaningful and 
important to us. 
Instead of perfection, focus on progress. Instead of having 
something done perfectly, focus on just getting it done. 
From there, you can edit, build, grow, and develop it to 
exactly what your vision is. But if you don’t get started, 
you’ll never arrive. 

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THE MOUNTAIN IS YOU
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BRIANNA WIEST
L I M I T E D E M O T I O N A L
P R O C E S S I N G S K I L L S
In life, there are going to be people, situations, and cir-
cumstances that are upsetting, infuriating, saddening, and 
even enraging. There will likewise be people, situations, 
and circumstances that are inspiring, hopeful, helpful, and 
truly offer purpose and meaning in your life. 
When you are only able to process half of your emotions, 
you stunt yourself. You start going out of your way to avoid 
any possible situation that could bring up something frus-
trating or uncomfortable, because you have no tools to 
be able to handle that feeling. This means that you start 
avoiding the very risks and actions that would ultimately 
change your life for the better.
In addition, an inability to process your emotions 
means you get stuck with them. You sit and dwell on 
your anger and sadness because you don’t know how to 
make them go away. When we can only process half of 
our emotions, we ultimately only live half of the life we 
really want to.