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Taking the Next Difficult Step is Easier Than I Thought

On a recent vacation, I decided to try rock climbing on the simulated rock wall.  I had never done it, but watched several people in front of me, some succeeding to the top and some quitting part way up.  With each one I could, I asked how they did it or what stopped them from finishing, trying to learn whatever might help me make it high enough to ring the little bell at the top, announcing my success.

When it was my turn, the attendant, Alex, roped me up and gave me climbing shoes to help me hold on.  I took my first few steps on the holds and knobs.  “This is pretty easy,” I thought.  But like anything else physical, it got harder as I went along.  (more…)