Life is much the same way. Poor genetics are a mountain. School is a mountain. Heartbreak is a mountain. Divorce is a mountain. Obesity is a mountain. Layoffs are a mountain. A blown disc in your spine is a mountain. The death of parents is a mountain. Chemotherapy is a mountain. Multiple sclerosis is a mountain. They come at us one after the other. Some seduce us slowly, some scare the shit out of us immediately, but they never stop coming. That’s why every Spartan race demands that you climb hills and overcome obstacles—because life does this to each of us.
