The Mountain. A poem by Laura Ding-Edwards. For a special DUer, and for everyone.

[LuckyCharms]

If the mountain seems too big today

then climb a hill instead;

If morning brings you sadness

it’s okay to stay in bed.

If the day ahead feels heavy and your plans feel like a curse,

There’s no shame in rearranging,

don’t make yourself feel worse.

If a shower stings like needles

and a bath feels like you’ll drown;

If you haven’t washed your hair for days,

don’t throw away your crown!

A day is not a lifetime.

A rest is not defeat.

Don’t think of it as failure,

Just a quiet, kind retreat.

It’s okay to take a moment

From an anxious, fractured mind.

The world will not stop turning

While you get realigned!

The mountain will still be there

When you want to try again

You can climb it in your own time,

Just love yourself till then!
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My emphasis "You can climb it in your own time"

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. This poem speaks the truth, and thank you for posting it, my dear LuckyCharms.

[marble falls]

2. Another with the same point ...

Fealess

You say the hill's too steep to climb, chiding
You say you'd like to see me try climbing

You pick the place and I'll choose the time

And I'll climb the hill in my own way
Just wait awhile for the right day
And as I rise above the tree line and the clouds
I look down, hear the sound of the things you said today

Fearlessly, the idiot faced the crowd, smiling
Merciless, the magistrate turns 'round, frowning

And who's the fool who wears the crown?

Go down in your own way
And every day is the right day
And as you rise above the fear lines in his brow
You look down, hear the sound of the faces in the crowd

Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
Liverpool! Liverpool! Liverpool!

Written by: David Jon Gilmour, George Roger Waters

Album: Meddle

Released: 1971

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[LoisB]

3. Brilliant. Thank you for posting this.

[debm55]

4. It's beautiful and so meaningful. In a funk today, It touched my heart.

[Trueblue Texan]

5. I have needed this so many times in the last 15 months!

Thank you!

[electric_blue68]

6. TY, LC! A gentle, loving reminder.

[sheshe2]

7. Beautiful poem from a beautiful man.

Thank you.