I recently spent 5 days in the Lake District, hiking with an old friend. Here are a few things I learnt:
- Sometimes it’s all you can do to put your head down and focus on the next step in front of you. And that is enough.
- Sometimes the wind blows so horrendously that you have no option but to stop, crouch down, and protect yourself. Because pushing yourself to walk on would be foolish and dangerous. You just need to wait for the winds to stop. And they will, eventually.
- Beautiful flowers can always be found growing out from between the cracks in a seemingly barren cliff face.
- The ground underneath your feet might be tough, but you should stop every once in a while, look up, see how far you’ve come, and take in the views.
- Even thunderous rivers have small pools of calm water within them, if you look hard enough.
- Waterfalls are most magnificent after torrential rain. Beautiful things can be born from a deluge.
- All journeys can be made easier with the company of old friends.
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