Ben MontgomeryI would never have started this trip if I had known how tough it was, but I couldn't and wouldn't quit.
About This Quote
If you were to try something that was really difficult but that you truly wanted to do, you wouldn’t know how tough it was until you were already doing it. When you first start a journey, you might think that it will be easy because it seems like something that anyone could do. But as time passes and your journey progresses, your expectations of what should come next might change. They might not be as high as they were at first, and so when reality doesn’t live up to those expectations, you might feel disappointed and discouraged.
But if instead of quitting you kept going and took the next step forward, then eventually you would find yourself on the other side of the difficult obstacle. And that would be because of your persistence and determination, not just because of luck or timing.
Source: Grandma Gatewoods Walk: The Inspiring Story Of The Woman Who Saved The Appalachian Trail
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