Edmund Hillary once said, “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” Every year somewhere around 150 people actually reach the summit of Mount Everest. Every year about 5 die trying. Climbing Everest doesn’t happen in a day and not everyone can even make it past base camp. It takes sacrifice, time, money, strength, and endurance. I have never attempted nor have I had a desire to do so, but I can only imagine the feeling of completing such a task. I have however had situations arise in my life that were my own personal “Everest”. When I conquered these things, I learned that it was not about reaching the goal but what happened to me and how I changed along the way that mattered. ~Marsha
