Grip and support

Life is like mountain climbing with its (mostly) ups and sometime downs. Action, persistence, as well as constant re-invention are what prevents it from going stale and boring.

There are times when life flows so smoothly that it can become boring, we may then lose concentration and our focus isn't as sharp as it used to be. Then there's that tricky passage that warns us and re-engage us into peak performance and is another occasion to carefully following the precepts of rock climbing, which among others are to have three points of grip and support at all times, pay crystal clear attention, keep fear well under control, hear our own heartbeat pounding and then proceeding to make slow but steady progress...