takemetomountains:

“You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know.” -René Daumal

To stay present on the bottom is to be brave. Staying on your team when you’ve abandoned yourself or have been by others. The esteem of the world is not worth your effort nor defines your value. Keep close to the ones who remind you who you are and accept you when you’re not without condition. What matters is how you rebuild. What’s waiting is worth all loss🌲 #hope