Posts Tagged ‘your life’

“I don’t want to gain immortality through my work. I want to gain immortality by not dying.”

Of course, writer/director Woody Allen knows better. But when, despite my earnest attempts to explain otherwise, my then six-year-old nephew insisted—red-faced at the top of his lungs—just because people get old doesn’t mean they have to die!!! I didn’t have the heart to keep arguing. Passionate protests aside, I suspect he knew better, too.

When it comes to moving mountains, we understand that while we may be able to survive an accident or illness and postpone our departure for a while, death is one challenge that will eventually best us all. But beyond the last gasp, what other mountains should we learn to accept as permanent parts of our landscape? And which should we fight to move? If you’re having trouble deciding which challenges to take on, try asking yourself these questions:

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