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Looking at a vista this grand reminds us of our own insignificance—and there is a strange comfort in that. Our "massive" problems look like tiny specks from this height. When you realize how small you are in the grand architecture of the world, you realize how much freedom you actually have to fail, to try again, and to exist simply for the sake of the view.

There is a specific kind of vertigo that has nothing to do with heights. It’s the feeling of standing at the threshold of a major life change, looking out into a future that is as vast and as clouded as a mountain range at five in the morning. N65v79Fzh1Y.jpg

The most striking part of the landscape isn't the peaks, but the fog between them. In life, we rarely see the whole path. We see the ledge we are standing on and perhaps the distant goal, but the "how" is usually obscured. Standing on the edge teaches us to be okay with the unknown. You don't need to see the valley floor to know you’ve made it above the clouds. 3. Smallness as Strength Looking at a vista this grand reminds us