Obstacles

My family and I arrived at Diamond Peak at about ten o’clock on a chilly Satur-day morning in November. We unloaded from the car, took our rented skis and poles, and headed for the slopes. We walked toward the ticket counter and got four all-day lift tickets. My lift ticket was handed to me, and I pinned it to my warm, blue ski jacket. I had never skied before and I was destined to …

…of what had just happened, my heart skipped a beat and I realized that my goal had been met. Goals, in my perspective, are something a person wants to achieve within a set time period. Some people attempt to conquer their goal and never achieve it. Some people attempt to conquer their goal and achieve it. Then, there are the people who achieve their goal without even realizing it until after it has been ac-complished.