The Mountain Is You

TALK IT OUT, BECAUSE THINGS ARE OFTEN MORE 
COMPLICATED IN YOUR HEAD
If you feel really tangled up in your thoughts, feelings, 
and fears, talk to someone. Perhaps a mental-health pro-
fessional or a trusted friend. If nobody is around, talk to 
yourself. Talk out your ideas as though you were speaking 
to someone else in front of you.
Sometimes, we need an objective third party to help us 
sort through complicated parts of life. Keeping it all bur-
ied in your head and heart often makes it worse. Letting 
it out into the open tends to simplify the problem, release 
the emotion, and help you move on.
TAKE YOUR TIME, BECAUSE YOU DON’T NEED TO FIGURE 
EVERY THING OUT RIGHT NOW

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Growth usually isn’t a sweeping thing. It happens incre-
mentally. It occurs in tiny bursts and small steps. This is be-
cause when we are growing, we are actually expanding and 
restructuring our comfort zones. We are readjusting to a 
new way of life, and if we shock our systems with too much 
change too fast, we often revert back to what we knew.
The most effective and healthy way to change your life 
is slowly. If you need instant gratification, make the goal 
the tiny step you take each day. Over time, momentum 
will build, and you’ll realize that you’re miles from where 
you started.
TAKE TRIGGERS AS SIGNALS, BECAUSE YOUR WOUNDS 
NEED YOUR ATTENTION
Triggers are not random; they are showing you where you 
are either most wounded or primed for growth.
If we can see these triggers as signals that are trying to 
help us put our attention toward some part of our lives 
that needs healing, health, and progress, we can begin to 
see them as helpful instead of hurtful.
You cannot ignore your problems. You cannot disregard 
your wounds. These are issues that you will need to un-
pack, process, learn from, and adapt your behavior accord-
ingly. This won’t only make you mentally stronger; it will 
also give you a better quality of life overall.

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